Coldfinger - Lefthand (2000)

artist: Coldfinger
album: Lefthand
release date: 2000
label: NorteSul
tags: trip-hop
gone away

1. Para um Poema / 2. Beauty of You / 3. CBlues / 4. D.Fuse Line / 5. Lucky Star / 6. Liquid / 7. Duke Interlude / 8. Mondo / 9. B.Com.I / 10. Shapeless / 11. Mood Turb / 12. Crimes / 13. Criminal Behaviour / 14. Trans Interlude / 15. The Tree and the Bird

The Portuguese band Coldfinger has come a long way, but I still wouldn't trade for any of their more recent albums this gem: for a band that pretty much sticks to the original Bristol sound and only sometimes allow for slight experimentation and rough edges (Liquid, Mood Turb), they are on their upmost shape on Lefthand. "Beauty of You" is exactly the trip-hop hit that never reached any charts (except maybe local ones) - what I like though is the fact that, even when they tend towards bright downtempo (CBlues), Coldfinger are full of inspiration. Not to mention the excellent vocalist that is Margarida Pinto. An often overlooked album that should be heard by more people who claim to like trip-hop.