It’s so meaningless, it verges on the avant-garde.

“Love is like a silhouette of dreams” is the best line I’ve heard all year. Which is exactly what makes it so relevant. Kimbra is here today, making music that is relevant in an age when relevance no longer exists. And all he ever did was sing about a future that now belongs to our past. She’s smarter than that.Īlso, if you rearrange the letters (along with the strokes and serifs) of PRINCE, you get KIMBRA. But Kimbra’s never going to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Vows is 56 minutes long, because it was 56 years ago that Elvis first appeared on the scene - it’s the history of rock and roll, one minute at a time. Where can anyone go from here except sideways? It’s like the Rolling Stones if they were still alive. It’s like Adele if she knew how to dance. It’s like Cat Power if she had someone who loved her. It’s like Kate Bush if she knew how to write a good song. People who are working on albums for 2013 have their work cut out for them as well. I’ve only given Kimbra’s album 73 listens, but I still feel confident in saying that you - and I use the pronoun as specifically as possible - probably won’t hear a better pop album this year. But don’t worry, both albums still have the same title. It omits ‘Call Me’, ‘Limbo’, ‘Wandering Limbs’, ‘Withdraw’ and ‘Somebody Please’. The US version differs from the Australia/New Zealand release, adding ‘Something In The Way You Are’, ‘Come Into My Head’ (Kylie wanted you to come into her world, but not Kimbra, she wants you to come into something else), ‘Sally I Can See You’, ‘Posse’ and ‘Home’. I resolve from here on out to listen more closely before forming an opinion. I can hear it all now - the talent, the ability to play more than one instrument, the insight into human relationships.

I think it was the 146 th time I heard ‘Someone I Used To Know’ that it finally clicked with me. With the benefit of hindsight, I can see I was wrong about Gotye. And there’s one question lodged in the throat of anyone who cares about money and music (in that order): Can Kimbra duplicate Gotye’s success? The singer of the most popular verse in the world’s most popular song written by Australia’s most popular man (Everett’s still running a distant 47th), Kimbra’s album is out now in the United States. Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size Text Size Print This Page Send by Email

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