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Sophie Barker's distinctive and critically acclaimed vocal range, paired with her emotional song-writing skills, have yielded world-wide chart-topping singles, million-selling albums and music collaborations with artists as diverse as David Guetta, Zero 7, Groove Armada, The Egg and Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins). Perhaps best known as one of the trio of original Zero 7 singers, alongside Sia and Mozez, Sophie's long-awaited 3rd solo album, 'Break the habit' took 4 years to record but sees her more comfortable than ever in her own skin. Undoubtedly her best work to date, the CD effortlessly flows between her upfront live sound, finely-honed from intense touring and appearances with her band at festivals and venues across the UK and USA, and more atmospheric, mood-driven electronica. Produced by Alex Pilkington, and written by her, with collaborations from Alex, Robin Guthrie, Kevin Kerrigan, Paul Silver and her band, the album pours out of your speakers like honey. The album commences with the hypnotic tremolo guitar and soothing vocals of 'Break The habit' colliding with a time-less low-slung drum groove and then 'Start Me' drops the listener into a haunting world of dream-pop. The first single from the CD "I Do It to Myself" ups the tempo, as jangly guitars and synths drive this sexy-strut of a song into the esoteric harpsichord breakdown, before the effortlessly catchy eponymous chorus hooks you back in. A stunning and totally justified cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Gold Dust Woman' confirms the breadth of Sophie's vocal range, before the electronic loops, edgy synths, analogue fx and melancholic vocal delivery of 'Let's Start Again' nail the atmospherics on the second single from the CD and sumptuous CD outro.

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Sales Points

• For fans of Zero 7, Groove Armada and Fleetwood Mac

Press Quotes

Break The Habit, her third, is for me the most accomplished. The variety of approaches probably reflects the four years that this album has taken to record, and it's been worth the wait.

     —Mark Perkins, http://www.exposedmagazine.co.uk/music/sophie-bark

In Break the Habit she has returned after five years with a superb batch of original songs. If your preference is for flirty dream-pop with electro edges, or mellow vocals and laissez-faire grooves, then Barker has done you all a big favour.

     —Tony Clayton-Lea, http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-revi

Superb emotive songwriting and musicianship throughout, it will be quite difficult to break the habit of repeated spins from this wonderful record.

     —Reg Dancy, http://www.basic-soul.co.uk/reviews/Sophie-Barker-

An album that mixes soft-edged electronica and sweet balladry

     —Nigel Williamson, Uncut