(Atlantic)Releasing a covers album as the successor to Rumer's hit debut seems to have "stopgap" written all over it, but Boys Don't Cry is not entirely thus. Though made with the intention of keeping fans sated until the official followup to 2010's Seasons of My Soul appears next year, Boys Don't Cry has been constructed with all the delicate intensity of the first record. There are 12 obscure 1970s songs here, all originally recorded by men, and they re-emerge in deeply feminine wrapping –...
Guardian Music — (Atlantic)Releasing a covers album as the successor to Rumer's hit debut seems to have "stopgap" written all over it, but Boys Don't Cry is not entirely thus. Though made... more info