Oi Va Voi (album)

Oi Va Voi
Studio album by Oi Va Voi
Released	9 July 2007
Genre	Alternative
Length	40:45
Label	V2 [1]
Producer	Mike Spencer [2]
Oi Va Voi chronology
Laughter Through Tears (2003) Oi Va Voi (2007) Travelling the Face of the Globe (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Drowned in Sound	2/10 [3]
The Guardian	[4]

Oi Va Voi is a studio album by the English, London-based, experimental band Oi Va Voi, released in 2007. ^{[5] [2]}

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that the album "saw Oi Va Voi embracing their peculiarities and creating a swirling mix of rock music, soulful electronica, and world music influences." ^[5] The Guardian wrote that the band "excel here at everything from an Air-style 'kitsch space song' about Yuri Gagarin via skittering beats, Arabic strings and Jewish klezmer to the sensitive 'Dry Your Eyes.'" ^[4] Drowned in Sound called it "an astoundingly bland, wearingly tedious long-player, with precious little to recommend it." ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Yuri"	4:33
2.	"Further Deeper"	5:45
3.	"Look Down"	5:18
4.	"Dissident"	4:01
5.	"Balkanik"	3:54
6.	"Black Sheep"	4:54
7.	"Nosim"	1:00
8.	"Dry Your Eyes"	4:47
9.	"Worry Lines"	4:29
10.	"Spirit of Bulgaria"	2:09

Personnel

• Alice McLaughlin – lead vocals
• Lemez Lovas – lyrics, arrangement, trumpet, vocals
• Nik Ammar – guitar
• Josh Breslaw – drums
• Stephen Levi – clarinet
• Leo Bryant – bass
• Anna Phoebe – violin

References

1. "Oi Va Voi – Oi Va Voi | The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk.
2. "Oi Va Voi all over again". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
3. "Album Review: Oi Va Voi – Oi Va Voi". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
4. "CD: Oi Va Voi, Oi Va Voi". the Guardian. 16 June 2007.
5. "Oi Va Voi | Biography & History". AllMusic.

External links

• BBC review