Friday, July 09, 2004
Right now I am listening to what in my humble opinion may be the best debut album by a teenager to come out since, wow...Kate Bush's "The Kick Inside." It's called "Get Away From Me," it's by a 19-year-old New Yawkah named Nellie McKay (pronounced Mc-KYE) and to say this album is a surprise is not even coming CLOSE.
Critics have called her everything from "Doris Day meets Eminem" to "A walking White Album". McKay says her big inspiration is the Supremes, but that's one of the few inspirations I DON'T hear here. Personally I think she sounds at times (epsecially on her jazzier songs) like Astrud Gilberto.
People this talented scare the shit out of me. Looking at her promo material online it says she won a prestigious songwriting award with the first song she ever WROTE.
And get this--this is a DOUBLE CD. Who was the last act with the chutzpah to debut with a double album--the Mothers? 38 years ago? One can only hope that she isn't blowing the whole wad with this album.
It's produced by Geoff Emerick, too! (For those of you who aren't into music trivia, Mr. Emerick was the engineer on some obscure albums called Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts' Club Band, The White Album and Abbey Road.) Great sound, REAL musicians (no programmed crap), and if you look around, a two-for-one price in the stores. On top of everything, the cover design is a scream--sort of a retro-to-the-early-60's look.
It's not perfect but it's really damn good. Go buy this. Really.
Critics have called her everything from "Doris Day meets Eminem" to "A walking White Album". McKay says her big inspiration is the Supremes, but that's one of the few inspirations I DON'T hear here. Personally I think she sounds at times (epsecially on her jazzier songs) like Astrud Gilberto.
People this talented scare the shit out of me. Looking at her promo material online it says she won a prestigious songwriting award with the first song she ever WROTE.
And get this--this is a DOUBLE CD. Who was the last act with the chutzpah to debut with a double album--the Mothers? 38 years ago? One can only hope that she isn't blowing the whole wad with this album.
It's produced by Geoff Emerick, too! (For those of you who aren't into music trivia, Mr. Emerick was the engineer on some obscure albums called Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts' Club Band, The White Album and Abbey Road.) Great sound, REAL musicians (no programmed crap), and if you look around, a two-for-one price in the stores. On top of everything, the cover design is a scream--sort of a retro-to-the-early-60's look.
It's not perfect but it's really damn good. Go buy this. Really.
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