Filled to bursting with haunting vocals, soft, relaxing melodies and an atmosphere that can make one feel like they’re daydreaming, Belita has a little of everything for the easy listener. It’s sort of pleasant to listen to, and sort of not as well; one finds that it can induce a daydream just by listening to it but when one is trying to concentrate this can be really distracting. One finds themselves listening to it intently, then a minute later realises that they are staring into space and not concentrating on anything. It’s really very soothing.

In other words, it’s the sort of music that one might put on as background noise to another task, and then find themselves minutes later listening to it intently without even noticing – it just can’t be helped. This is a good aspect of the album, the idea that one would ‘realise’ that they are actually really enjoying listening to it. It just has to be given that first initial chance. Gillespie has clearly poured her heart and soul into this album, though, and this makes it doubly pleasant to listen to.

Musically, it’s well put together, a unique twist on traditional folk music, and therefore progressive. Gillespie obviously has talent when it comes to writing unique music. It’s a massive break from musical tradition, something very calming. The mix of all the slow, melodic instruments coupled with the vocals creates a sort of ‘field’ of relaxation around the listener. Vocally, Gillespie’s haunting, high pitched tones add to the atmospheric sensuality, but not in a spine-chilling way. Despite the fact her vocals echo and float in an almost eerie way, the resulting sound, when mixed with the music, isn’t unnerving at all, in fact the music and vocals complement each other extremely well.

The only issue with the album is that it might not appeal to a wide audience, being so unique and progressive. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the music itself, but a listener must begin listening to this album with an open mind in order to fully enjoy it. This might limit the audience that Gillespie manages to reach, it might be too specific. The uniqueness and oddity of the music might be its downfall in the long term. However, that’s obviously no reason to compromise on the sound, though, just to make it popular and Gillespie clearly knows that.

Overall, then, it’s a very enjoyable, sensual listen, if a little targeted and unique. As mentioned before, it’s the kind of music one would put on in the background whilst doing something else, and then realising a few minutes later that they can’t help but listen to it. This is an amazing achievement, and if the listener gives the music even the smallest chance to appeal to them, they’d immediately find themselves hooked.