RAMONA CORDOVA - "The Boy Who Floated Freely"

First of all, Ramona Cordova is a man (real name Ramon Vicente Alarcon) born in Arizona in 1984 from spanish father and haitian mother, the name taken from his grandmother and the voice is a magnificent mystery....
You will definitely think that a woman is singing these fragile folkish/pop songs because Ramon/a vocal chords are very much feminine, similar in range and pitch to the more popular (for now) Antony and the Johnson, with maybe less drama and more child like simplicity.
The album is a concept, a little over 30 minutes of acoustic guitars, a bit of flamenco, a couple bits that sound like Devendra Banhart and a few non commercial pop moments (like "Giver's Reply") to tell us the story of a boy throughout a series of adventures that could easily end up on a children book (watch out Madonna!)
This is the typical record you can't listen to anytime of the day, you have to be in the mood for it, this is not pop music as we know it, is more like acoustic songwriting with a voice you can either love or hate but nonetheless you have to admire for its originality.
Give him a chance.

7/10