Alison Moyet: “Ode To Boy” (Columbia)

In her days before Vince Clarke got his technological hands on her, Alison Moyet was quite a raucous rhythm and blues singer. It’s that throaty tradition she draws on here to churn out an uninhibited diatribe of womanly desire and admiration for a veritable hunk on wheels. Fast, acoustic and frenetic ‘Ode To Boy’ lacks the soul of previously more restrained outings in spite of its energy and lust.