21-05-2012, 13:18
online listen
just now making it to these shores
with a push from Gotye no doubt
but hey, we get a crap bonus track
very nice variety here
even within each track
good lyrics
just misses the list
1.5 from me and a converted 2.1 from the pros at allmusic
from the album - Settle Down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHV04eSGzAA
released May 22nd, 2012
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Bio - from allmusic
New Zealand pop singer Kimbra is a soulful vocalist with a bent toward jazzy R&B and indie rock-influenced dance
music. Born Kimbra Johnson in Hamilton, New Zealand, Kimbra first began taking guitar lessons around age 12 and was
performing live by her teens. A 2007 Juice TV video award caught the attention of the Melbourne, Australia-based
label Forum 5, which signed her to a recording contract. Her first single, "Settle Down," was released in 2010, the
same year she guested on a track ("I Look to You") by Miami Horror. In 2011, Kimbra released her debut album, Vows,
via Warner Bros., featuring the single "Settle Down." Also in 2011, she appeared on the widely popular single
"Somebody That I Used to Know" with Australian-Belgian singer Goyte. Her debut album was released in the U.S. during
May of 2012 with an additional track ("Warrior") added.
Album Review - from allmusic
Echoing the experimental nature of recent collaborator Gotye, whose number one single "Somebody That I Used to Know"
she stole the show on, New Zealand songstress Kimbra's debut album, Vows, is a schizophrenic affair that is almost
impossible to pigeonhole. Effortlessly flitting from bubblegum pop starlet on the playful old-skool beats and '60s
doo wop vocals of "Cameo Lover," to smoky chanteuse on the Sade-esque cocktail lounge jazz-soul of "Withdraw," to
avant-garde banshee on the melancholic music box-inspired closer, "The Build Up," Kimbra's chameleon-like tendencies
ensure that predictability is certainly never an issue on any one of its 12 genre-hopping tracks. Occasionally, this
"cover all bases" approach lacks focus, particularly on "Limbo," whose scattering percussion and a cappella vocal
loops evoke an aimless improvised jam session, and "Wandering Limbs," an electro-soul duet with newcomer Sam
Lawrence that creates an intriguingly woozy atmosphere but forgets to provide any notable melodies. But for the most
part, Kimbra's invention is a marvel to behold, as her enchanting and swooping jazz-pop tones glide across a
veritable feast of sounds, from the flirtatious '80s synths and funky slap-bass of Prince pastiche "Call Me," to the
hypnotic double basslines and '30s show tune harmonies of "Good Intent," to the plinky piano hooks and rhythmic R&B
grooves of opener "Settle Down," while a beautifully gothic take on "Plain Gold Ring" is one of the rare instances
of a Nina Simone cover matching the original. It will be interesting to see if she decides to pursue a more
streamlined direction in the future, but by threading its widely eclectic range of influences together in such an
impressively cohesive manner, Vows suggests she might never need to.
Track Listing
1. Settle Down
2. Something in the Way You Are
3. Cameo Lover
4. Two-Way Street
5. Old Flame
6. Good Intent
7. Plain Gold Ring (Live)
8. Come Into My Head
9. Sally I Can See You
10. Posse
11. Home
12. The Build Up
13. Warrior (Bonus Track)
just now making it to these shores
with a push from Gotye no doubt
but hey, we get a crap bonus track
very nice variety here
even within each track
good lyrics
just misses the list
1.5 from me and a converted 2.1 from the pros at allmusic
from the album - Settle Down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHV04eSGzAA
released May 22nd, 2012
Bio - from allmusic
New Zealand pop singer Kimbra is a soulful vocalist with a bent toward jazzy R&B and indie rock-influenced dance
music. Born Kimbra Johnson in Hamilton, New Zealand, Kimbra first began taking guitar lessons around age 12 and was
performing live by her teens. A 2007 Juice TV video award caught the attention of the Melbourne, Australia-based
label Forum 5, which signed her to a recording contract. Her first single, "Settle Down," was released in 2010, the
same year she guested on a track ("I Look to You") by Miami Horror. In 2011, Kimbra released her debut album, Vows,
via Warner Bros., featuring the single "Settle Down." Also in 2011, she appeared on the widely popular single
"Somebody That I Used to Know" with Australian-Belgian singer Goyte. Her debut album was released in the U.S. during
May of 2012 with an additional track ("Warrior") added.
Album Review - from allmusic
Echoing the experimental nature of recent collaborator Gotye, whose number one single "Somebody That I Used to Know"
she stole the show on, New Zealand songstress Kimbra's debut album, Vows, is a schizophrenic affair that is almost
impossible to pigeonhole. Effortlessly flitting from bubblegum pop starlet on the playful old-skool beats and '60s
doo wop vocals of "Cameo Lover," to smoky chanteuse on the Sade-esque cocktail lounge jazz-soul of "Withdraw," to
avant-garde banshee on the melancholic music box-inspired closer, "The Build Up," Kimbra's chameleon-like tendencies
ensure that predictability is certainly never an issue on any one of its 12 genre-hopping tracks. Occasionally, this
"cover all bases" approach lacks focus, particularly on "Limbo," whose scattering percussion and a cappella vocal
loops evoke an aimless improvised jam session, and "Wandering Limbs," an electro-soul duet with newcomer Sam
Lawrence that creates an intriguingly woozy atmosphere but forgets to provide any notable melodies. But for the most
part, Kimbra's invention is a marvel to behold, as her enchanting and swooping jazz-pop tones glide across a
veritable feast of sounds, from the flirtatious '80s synths and funky slap-bass of Prince pastiche "Call Me," to the
hypnotic double basslines and '30s show tune harmonies of "Good Intent," to the plinky piano hooks and rhythmic R&B
grooves of opener "Settle Down," while a beautifully gothic take on "Plain Gold Ring" is one of the rare instances
of a Nina Simone cover matching the original. It will be interesting to see if she decides to pursue a more
streamlined direction in the future, but by threading its widely eclectic range of influences together in such an
impressively cohesive manner, Vows suggests she might never need to.
Track Listing
1. Settle Down
2. Something in the Way You Are
3. Cameo Lover
4. Two-Way Street
5. Old Flame
6. Good Intent
7. Plain Gold Ring (Live)
8. Come Into My Head
9. Sally I Can See You
10. Posse
11. Home
12. The Build Up
13. Warrior (Bonus Track)
