On this record, the NYC based group led by singer-songwriter Stephen Merritt venture outside their typical synth-pop domain, bringing in more strings and guitar for a finely produced and very enjoyable album. i is quite the concept record; each track begins with the letter "i", and the tracks appear in alphabetical order. Many tracks feature banjo, as well as piano and the aforementioned guitar and strings. The leading element of the record, however, is of course Merritt's deep voice. Whether its his heartbroken tone on "I Looked All Over Town" or his dry melody on the racing "I Thought You Were My Boyfriend", he delivers. On i, Merritt has crafted another batch of clever pop songs which will be caged in your memory weeks after listening.
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