Magic Cyndi
Cyndi Wang
Cyndi Wang is back with a new album after 15 months and she’s feeling a little insecure. Does she continue with her cutie pie image or is it time to shed that look for something more grown-up?
The album cover and lyric booklet helpfully offer two covers. One for those who prefer their Cyndi sweet, the other for those who like her a little more spicy.
It takes more than packaging which covers all tastes for an album to work though.
Her bland voice does not leave much of an impression on hackneyed tracks like Butterfly, with lyrics about spreading one’s wings and venturing forth bravely.
The folk-tinged ballad The Calm Sea That Summer has some potential, but is marred by its rather mundane arrangement.
Wang will have to step up if she’s serious about gunning for Jolin Tsai’s princess tiara.
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