Helicopter Girl – How To Steal The World (2000)

Jackie Joyce adopted the name ‘Helicopter Girl’ after being around a couple of unsuccessful bands at age 37.  She has a very unusual voice, almost a whisper with a hint of a rasp at the back of her voice.   This, her first (of four) albums is probably her best; the production of trip-hop and electronica matches her slow vocal delivery brilliantly.  Weird titles and even weirder lyrics mean she is not to everyone’s taste and has (so far) not troubled the chart compilers.  But I like her style, especially on this debut -she really should have been more successful.  Best songs ‘Glove Compartment’, ‘Escape Cloud’ and the wonderfully titled ‘Putin Circle Stockings’ – and yes, he has been around for at least that long.