Poe

On her second album, former angry-young-singer-songwriter Poe comes on like an ambient
arena queen. Unfortunately, Haunted reverberates with tired samples, rehashed echo
effects and beats so plodding they could stop a metronome. Poe deserves some props for
her blond ambition: Her surprisingly effective voice just about salvages Haunted. When she
growls, "Come a little bit closer/I wanna look at you" on "Control," she conveys j... More >