You may recall my mini-raves for two initial tasty treats from Australian-born New York-based cabaret charmer Kim Smith, “Jealous” and “Never Ever”. Well the full deal is available for you in iTunes as a part of Mr. Smith’s electropop album Nova.
The album is a thorough delight all of the way through. It’s hard not to find the lyrics and melodies resonating with you, for they are of the highest calibre courtesy of a cast of many: lyricist Charlie Mason, Måns Ek, Dirty Dasmo, Crush Boys (Daniel Volpe and Thomas Lipp), Erik Gold, Dirk Homuth, Johan Emmoth, Erik Lidbom, Richard Hymas, Ricardo Autobahn, Anders Lystell, Linda Stenmark, Florian Buba and Neele Ternes (officially out of breath now). And the songs in turn are enlivened by Kim’s rich and spot-on vocals, perfectly suited for each flavour within, whether he’s singing about having the “Radio” on, the quieter and pensive “These Tiny Little Things”, or even songs that require a very successfully campy approach, namely the haunting “Tarantula” and “Zombiez”. Best of all to me is the song that blazes like the album title, and that is the emotional affair that is “Shooting Star”.
In the meantime, reacquaint yourself with the video for “Jealous” and the Chameleon Musique Glitter Ball disco-influenced remix of “Never Ever”. If you reside in or will be visiting New York City this summer, do try to catch a Kim Smith show for me 🙂 I will settle for a live performance video 😉 Nova is one of the year’s most unexpected treasures from a classic talent who will be as enjoyed in the pop world as with his cabaret shows!
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