Lovetune for Vacuum (Import)

Few musical discoveries in recent years have been as staggering as that of Soap and Skin aka Anja Plaschg. The sheer force this eighteen year old artist injects into her compositions is almost beyond belief, her songs consuming every last drop of her with no regard for grace.

Then again, the 13 deeply melancholic compositions of piano, sometime crackling electronica and inimitable vocals which oscillate between a whisper and a scream on this debut, are so drenched in beauty and gracefulness, one could crumble on hearing them.

Recommended if you like Nico, Regina Spektor and Kate Bush.