Of course, Free to Stay will not be accessible to all. There is a distinct aura of girly cuteness that surrounds the album, with its high female vocals and liquid piano sounds. There's also a worry as to how exactly Asya's voice is going to evolve. There are moments such as "Gold," where she sounds like a young Cat Power, which are immensely exciting, but there are also moments where her voice could very well steer towards the Lilith Fair terrain of female singer-songwriters. But, really, what business do future worries have in the summer? The winter is the time for worrying. Now is the time to enjoy the blueberry popsicle joy in every keyboard note and hi-hat click of Smoosh's Free to Stay. Slurp it up.
Reviewed by Megan Giddings
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Article comments
1 - Anna Creech
Is it better than She Like Electric? I tried that one out on a recommendation and found the vocals to be too childish and annoying. I'm wondering if some maturity has improved that.
2 - dyrkness
On their new CD Asya is 14 and Chloe is 12. I like the CD alot.NPR has chosen "Free to Stay" as their song of the day for June 12th 2006.