Ivy

Ivy's best record performs the magic trick of creating something entirely new while listening to and worshipping the work of something very old. Like Stereolab in concept, but more like the Cardigans in execution, Apartment Life offers the perfect agreement of melodically airy indie-pop and retro-fitted kitschiness.

France may be dullsville as a natural source of rock & roll, but there's no better accent for
breezy pop music than a melodious French lilt. Apartment Life, the second album by Ivy – a
New York trio that shares bassist and composer Adam Schlesinger with Fountains of Wayne
– presents a delightful line of vintage originals smartly modeled by alluring singer
Dominique Durand. The casual sophisticate glides calmly through the emotional r... More >