Jackson Free Press

German lap-pop icons Lali Puna have enthralled many in their 6 year tenure, including Radiohead, Two Lone Swordsmen and Boom Bip. The lovely voice of chanteuse Valerie Trebeljahr floats in trademark fashion over the precise digital textures of her fellow bandmates, yielding a remotely human quality to an otherwise melodic android symphony. "I Thought I Was Over That" is a 2-disc set compiling rarities, b-sides and remixes [by Lali Puna and other artists remixing their work] throughout the course of their career. Highlights include "40 days," "Clear Cut" [a collaboration with Bomb the Bass], "(This is) the dream of Evan and Chan" [Lali Puna's remix of the classic Dntel track] and "Together in Electric Dreams" [a rare 7 inch released on Darla Records]. Many other gems abound as well, making this a must for die-hard fans of this artist and the lap-pop genre. - Alex Slawson and Herman Snell