Coralie Clement - Toystore [CD]

Coralie Climent, the tri-lingual French pop singer (she records in French, English, and Italian), took a playful approach to her third album, TOYSTORE. Backed by a montage of toy instruments (ukulele, pennywhistle, pocket comet, alto half-violin, slide-flute, Melodica, maracas, shaker, xylophone, baby Farfisa) while singing, "That's the life, that's the life we lead. Sedatives and cafe creme, " on "C'est la vie" in her breathy, enticing voice, the effect is appropriately disconcerting.