Watching You Think
- NEeMA
- Sony
That Leonard Cohen thinks enough of NEeMA to be one of the producers on her debut album is impressive, but not half as much as the songs she's assembled here. A gifted wordsmith, this native Montrealer knows how to take songs about falling in love - No. 1 on the pop-cliché parade - and make them feel every bit as special as falling feels to young lovers. (Incredibly, she even calls one of those songs Romeo and Juliet, and still it seems fresh and insightful.) But what really makes this special is that the settings are as thoughtful and detailed as the songs they adorn. A stunner. J.D.C.