From a vocal standpoint, Christina McGeehan is pretty good, but ultimately nothing extremely noteworthy. Where she truly separates herself from her contemporaries is her latent ability to produce wonderfully encompassing beats and ambience, which is on full display on Alt Mode. The production is full of bass, glitchiness, and instruments like the piano and guitar. It sounds like IDM mixed with glitch pop, just brimming with personality and intimacy. This parlays well to her voice, which is taken to new heights thanks to the stellar production. From the blanketing ambience of "Root Connection", to the catchiness of tracks like "Drifting Hearts" and "Blade", to the absolutely gorgeous closer in "Heart In Need", Alt Mode is an engaging, lovely listening experience that should tantalize fans of electronic music and electronically-driven pop music alike.
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