Backwater Rec. 
Belinda Gillett : Someone Hates You (UK,2006)***'
Belinda’s album for me was one of the hardest nuts to crack. At one time I recognized it, then was annoyed by it, also by the penetrating pushing soprano voice, then liked it again, but every time I could not really say why and how much exactly. The title “Someone hates you” reveals already something annoying. Somewhere there will be someone who is going to hate you is a fact which we do not want to talk about. We rather prefer to think someone somewhere will love us for who we are and what we do, and that is something that is more commonly wished for. But Belinda does not compromise, her thoughts penetrate towards you, musically in a high pitched emphasis and you cannot escape. It doesn’t look for comfort and confirmations, but still it is another crying-out for peace in mind, not afraid to include unease in the expressions of it.
The album is well arranged, by Steven R.Mann and Belinda Gillett mostly. Guests are Nick Iliot on drums, guitar on one track, and Keye Exstance, cello on three tracks.
