One Second Of Love

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On her 2012 full-length, <i>One Second of Love</i>, L.A.-based singer/songwriter Nite Jewel (a.k.a. Ramona Gonzalez) emerges from the lo-fi mist that marked her earlier efforts. Fortunately, this finely produced album doesn’t scrub away her sense of mystery. Interestingly, <i>One Second of Love</i> has a sense of grandeur despite its sparseness. On the title cut, tweaked synth layers and a perky beat serve Gonzalez well. The R&B-tinged “She’s Always Thinking of You” effectively deploys rhythm guitar, percussion, and other elements, while “Memory, Man” rides speedy drums, a handful of bass notes, and tinkly keyboards. “Autograph” comes off like a slowed-down and slightly spaced Freestyle Electro update, and “Unearthly Delights” intriguingly places 12-string acoustic guitar, diving bass, and electric piano behind a vocal melody that draws on folk. Scrunchy, rude synth sits atop a very slow groove on the murky “No I Don’t” as echoing vocals bounce around the sonic chamber. The album closes with the dreamy and droney “Clive,” gently bringing listeners down to earth.

via Apple Music