Jet (album)
1997 studio album by Katell Keineg
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Jet is the second album by the Welsh musician Katell Keineg, released in 1997.[2][3] Jet was often written about in the context of adult album alternative albums by female musicians in the 1990s.[4][5]
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Label | Elektra[1] | |||
| Producer | Katell Keineg, Eric Drew Feldman, John Holbrook | |||
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The first single was "One Hell of a Life", which was a hit on AAA radio.[6] Keineg supported the album with a North American tour.[7]
Production
The album was produced by Keineg, Eric Drew Feldman, and John Holbrook.[8][9] Keineg used lyre, hand drums, tamboura, and bouzouki on Jet.[10] "Leonor", about Leonor Fini, used lyrics that were repurposed from an obituary of the artist.[11]
Critical reception
Salon wrote: "Given Keineg's talent for simple, acoustic songs, it's a shame that the band must play on—and then be remixed and reverbed and regurgitated until her lyrics are almost squelched of their soul."[18] Spin determined that "the ember glow of Keineg's voice seduces in quiet gems."[17] The Province thought that "Keineg's literate, worldly point of view is admirably matched musically by the aural landscapes and rhythm tracks."[16]
The Los Angeles Daily News stated that Keineg "leaves the Celtic-inspired mysticism of her 1994 debut for a conventional rock 'n' roll sheen."[15] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution deemed the album "the kind of dreamy pop you figured people forgot how to make after the 1960s."[13] The Vancouver Sun concluded: "Part Zeppelin-esque rock, part languid whisper, Jet layers the sensibilities of a Bryan Ferry over PJ Harvey over Edith Piaf over Tom Waits."[19] The New York Times included the album on its list of notable "underheard" albums of 1997.[20]
AllMusic noted that "unexpected musical twists and turns and Keineg's lovely, breathy vocals make it difficult for the listener not to be drawn into this work."[12] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called Jet "an off-beat classic."[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Battle of the Trees" | |
| 2. | "One Hell of a Life" | |
| 3. | "Smile" | |
| 4. | "Enzo ’96" | |
| 5. | "Olé, Conquistador" | |
| 6. | "Leonor" | |
| 7. | "Veni Vidi Vici (I Came, I Saw, I Conquered)" | |
| 8. | "Venus" | |
| 9. | "Mother's Map" | |
| 10. | "Marietta" | |
| 11. | "Hoping and Praying" | |
| 12. | "There You Go" |