Something Shines

For her third solo album, Lætitia Sadier was joined not only by regular collaborator Emmanuel Mario but also her Little Tornados partner David Thayer and once and future Stereolab live member Xavi Munoz. It’s an rich core that produces some of her most intriguingly experimental songs, audible from the start with the lengthy improvisations on “Quantum Soup.” Her ear for elegant art pop/easy listening remains utterly on point, from the tight punch of “Then I Will Love You Again” to a striking cover of Giorgio Tuma’s “Release From the Centre Of Your Heart.”