the bossa nova lilt of "Let's Stay Inside" or the perky James Brown-via-Eric B. guitar lick of "Disappointed." And it ends with a fabulous cover of the Blow Monkeys' 1986 New Wave gem "Digging Your Scene." Durand coos the line "I'm like a boy among men" with all her usual deadpan elegance, ending
Long Distance on an enigmatic, seductive and wildly appropriate note.
ROB SHEFFIELD
(RS 875 - August 16, 2001)
While pop divas shriek about their sexiness, Ivy's indie ice goddess Dominique Durand coos, "I'm just gonna leave you disappointed." Very different from their other incarnation, Fountains of Wayne, Ivy specialize in Continental dreaminess. Long Distance ups their enigmatic sense of displacement even more.