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Emiliana Torrini, the Icelandic Italian singer with the angelic voice, proved herself a talkative entertainer at Paradiso last night, chatting and joking in between her mostly delicate, folksy songs.
Backed by a four-man band, she played most of her new album 'Me and Armini' (whose title she attempted to explain by way of a long story involving whiskey, ghosts and a nail file). Skipping old favorites like 'Unemployed in Summertime' (whose lyrics of "I've only just turned 21" she confessed had become a bit too confronting), her new material had plenty to make up for it, with highlights like the subtly psychedelic 'Birds', and the haunting 'Ha Ha' and 'Gun'.
Here's some video footage of the hilarious moment when Torrini tried 'Bleeder' and cracked up midway through the first verse.