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Everything but the Girl

Musical Group

English duo formed by Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt in 1982, noted for early sophisti-pop and jazz-inflected records and a 1990s turn toward electronic/dance (notably the remixed hit "Missing"). The pair returned with new material in 2023.

Members: Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt. Origin: Hull, England. Breakthrough single (remix): "Missing" (Todd Terry remix, 1994).

DeBaser reviews praise Tracey Thorn's voice and Ben Watt's songwriting/production across eras. Early records (Eden, The Language of Life) are noted for sophisti-pop and jazz touches. 1990s work (Amplified Heart, Walking Wounded) and dance remixes (Missing) mark a turn toward electronic/trip-hop. Temperamental and later releases complete a trajectory many reviewers found compelling.

For:Fans of sophisti-pop, melancholic pop, trip-hop and electronic/dance crossover music

 Tracey doesn't need to do much. She has a strange impersonal quality, there's no subject, just a kind of anonymous grace.

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 The voice of a lover softly whispering to you in the post-orgasmic serenity.

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 Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn are Everything But The Girl.

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