Mature work from a major international singer
Resta in Ascolta (Keep Listening) comprises a fine set of songs that convey the stages of Pausini's emotional reactions to the breakup of her 10-year relationship with her live-in boyfriend and now ex-manager. Anger, pain, loneliness, emotional paralysis, nostalgia for what was, hope for reconciliation, and the joy of a new relationship follow each other in these well sung pieces by major composers. Each piece sounds wonderfully distinct, from soft guitar ballad and simply piano/voice to techno dance tunes, they just get better every time. If you speak Italian, you'll admire the poetic images of several songs. And, it ends up on a positive and gentle guitar and electric organ sound behind a soft voice.