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Brooke Fraser: Albertine

Three years on and Brooke Fraser is no longer the fresh faced 19 year old singer/songwriter who impressed with 'What To Do With Daylight'. This album shows Fraser taking a more mature approach both sonically and lyrically and heavily reflects her World Vision involvement and her travels in Africa, as well as her increasing musical confidence. The album title comes from a Rwandan orphan with whom Fraser developed a bond in her time in Africa, her story and the humble struggle of others like her form the basis of this album. Its earnest yet heartfelt songs explore Fraser's Christian faith and the hopes and dreams that stem from her unshaking beliefs without being preachy. At the centre of it all is the purity of Fraser's voice, her acoustic guitar and piano lending an almost hymn-like quality to the songs which were produced and recorded by Marshall Altman in LA, with a group of quality American musicians. A polished and well crafted album of consistently good singer/songwriter pop with adult themes 'Albertine' shows just how far Brooke Fraser has come in such a short space of time.

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