Emiliana Torrini: Fireheads

Fine. All you bitches and your singer-songwriters have cracked me. Here's mine. Dedicated to the two Fireheads getting hitched tomorrow.

I'll let you guess, based on her name, where you might think she's from:

• a) Italy


• b) Italy


• c) Italy


• d) Iceland


• e) Italy

(hint: a random guess here nets you 1-in-5 chance of getting it right)

I also really like the second track, "Me and Armini" which you can sample here:

If she sounds familiar, you might have caught her singing on the haunting and sorrowfully creepy "Gollum's Song" during the closing credits of "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers."

But don't think I've gone soft. Having just been to a Nine Inch Nails concert, expect more dissonance before the month is out. ;)