vrijdag 25 maart 2011

Selah Sue (2011)






When I started this music blog last year the first thing I posted  about was the EP Selah Sue released.
Her first full CD has been out for about a month now and I must say it fulfills all the expectations.
I also must remark that her (French) record label has given her the royal treatment in the PR stakes. TV exposure, in-store performances, press, etc.
While the first objective was to conquer Europe (read France) and tackle the UK and the US later on it's not every artists' prerogative to be flown out to Austin, Texas for just one promo gig at the SXSW festival and having your earlier EP rush released in the States for just that.
While her first album only recaps 'Raggamuffin' and 'Crazy Vibes' from said EP, it's still a mix of old and new.
'Mommy', for instance, is produced by Michelle Ndegocello but it retains the same sparse acoustic treatment it had from the beginning. 'Black Part Love' and 'Fyah Fyah' also come from the very start of her career.
As for her style, let's call it part dubstep. Superbly produced though.
The only real clunker is the most famous one. Cee-Lo Green's 'Please', also on his own latest CD is reprised here. What a dog.
She's from Belgium, folks. And I'm real proud here to reside in the same country as Selah Sue.
That's all.

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