The Art of Being a Girl
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The Art of Being a Girl is the third album by Julee Cruise
and was released in 2003. Released ten years after her previous album, Cruise departs from the dream pop
-laden sound of her first two releases for a more jazz
and electronica
sound.
Julee Cruise
Julee Cruise is an American singer, and actress.With a distinctive, airy voice, Cruise has recorded three albums, but is probably best known for the lead vocal on "Falling," the theme song for the cult U.S. television series Twin Peaks...
and was released in 2003. Released ten years after her previous album, Cruise departs from the dream pop
Dream pop
Dream pop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s, when bands like The Passions, Dif Juz, Lowlife and A.R. Kane began fusing post-punk and ethereal experiments with bittersweet pop melodies into dreamy, sensual soundscapes. The term was almost...
-laden sound of her first two releases for a more jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
sound.
Track listing
- "You're Staring at Me"
- "The Orbiting Beatnik"
- "Falling in Love..."
- "The Art of Being a Girl"
- "Everybody Knows"
- "9th Ave. Limbo"
- "Slow Hot Wind"
- "Cha Cha in the Dark"
- "Shine"
- "Beachcomber Voodoo"
- "Three Jack Swing"
- "The Fire in Me"
- "Falling" (Secret TrackHidden trackIn the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
)