Listening to Boys Don’t Cry, the sophomore record by British vocalist Rumer, it is hard to believe that the record is not something straight out of the 1970’s. Of course, a big reason behind that is her selection of the songs featured here from artists including Townes Van Zandt, Todd Rundgren and Hall & Oates date back to this exact era in time. Rumer’s voice helps make Boys Don’t Cry a sweet, gentle and emotionally powerful listen, invoking much of the same feelings that the Carpenters could elicit when listening to their music.
