and they are compliments to the highest degree. so I mean yeah, comparisons with Björk, Kate Bush and Janelle totally make sense. and of course, her lyrical abilities can only go up from here. while Kimbra's lyrics may seem to occasionally dip into teenage-diary territory, it ends up actually playing in her favor, creating unique lyrical dissonances. bonus track Call Me is another fresh highlight, blending Jeff Buckleyesque runs with a Worldwide Underground-redolent funk beat. Good Intent is seductive, jazzy, a song you'd likely hear in a neo-noir short film directed by the likes of David Lynch, a startling highlight. the highest points though, are when she gets remarkably soulful. there's omnipotent anger (Come Into My Head, Posse), bright-eyed romance (Two Way Street), nostalgia (Old Flame, Sally I Can See You), mania (Cameo Lover), even sensuality (Wandering Limbs). a startling quantity of tangible emotion is present on this record, and Kimbra proves her potential with her interpretations. The Archandroid, OK Computer, Elliott Smith's Either/Or and now Vows are on my list of quintessential pop records of the past 3 or so decades, and I'm certainly not the only one who'd say so. avid listeners of left-field pop music are often on the lookout for masterclasses in songwriting, depth and production. after all, she's a newcomer in the pop stratosphere, and a damn ingenious one at that.
more similarities with art pop goddess Kate are present, but it would be unfair to merely compare this young talent.
enter Vows, an art pop album with a longevity equivalent to that of The Dreaming.
Somebody That I Used to Know was but a sneak peek into the mystical world of this brilliant Kiwi singer/composer. When many Americans heard the name Kimbra back in the second half of 2011, a Sting-reminiscent single with a music video featuring a Katy when many Americans heard the name Kimbra back in the second half of 2011, a Sting-reminiscent single with a music video featuring a Katy Perry lookalike popped into their heads.
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