V.V. Brown: Travelling Like The Light

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Considering V.V. Brown’s meticulous pompadour, her moonlighting gig as a model, and her calculated, R&B-kissed pop, it’s tempting to tuck her into the rapidly widening niche of retro-minded British fashion-pop. Most of her debut full-length, Travelling Like The Light, justifies that temptation, offering calculated but likeable pop tunes destined to soundtrack a catwalk or two. But ultimately, the album is more ready-to-wear than couture: It’s well-constructed and accessible, yes, but generally a tamer, reconstructed mainstreaming of a sound that already had plenty of mainstream appeal.