The Fear Of Closing Time

Rose Elinor Dougall “Closer”

Rose Elinor Dougall’s voice has always signaled a thoughtful introversion, even back when she was one of the Pipettes. Back then it subverted the band’s retro girl group aesthetic – she came off like the sort of ostensibly shy girl who’s always about to say something a bit cutting and wry when people aren’t looking. Her solo work has been a lot more mellow and demure, so it’s interesting to hear her move in a slightly more danceable direction with her new record. “Closer” is still fairly reserved as far as dance rock tunes go, but there’s enough of a groove and hook to it that the music nudges her to be a little bolder. But only so much – this is a song about passively waiting for someone to make a move, and she sounds a lot more impatient than insistent.

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