Not Going Anywhere sees
Keren Ann Zeidel operating in the same hushed tones as her previous albums and once again collaborating with
Benjamin Biolay. While
Zeidel has been compared to
Dido and
Portishead in the past, few would make similar comparisons this time around as trip-hop vibes really appear only on the playful "Sailor & Widow." Otherwise, the pace is held steady around 20 BPM and more frequently there are no beats at all. Instead,
Zeidel frolics in a whispery, moody genre that might be appropriately labeled neo-folk, late-night lullaby. On the somewhat unsettling songs "End of May" and "Right Now & Right Here,"
Zeidel's voice is a dead-ringer for
Lisa Germano, and since the music mostly consists of quietly strummed acoustic guitars, pianos, and violins, the music seems equally
Germano-esque. On these