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Kimbra Lee Johnson (born 27 March 1990), known mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer and actress who mixes pop with classic R&B, jazz and rock musical elements. Her musical influences range from Prince and Minnie Riperton, to Björk and Jeff Buckley. Her debut album, Vows, was released in Australia in 2011. Singles from the album include "Settle Down", "Cameo Lover" (which won an Australian Recording Industry Association Award), "Good Intent" and "Two Way Street".

 

 

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I thought she was Katy Perry the first time I listened to Somebody That I Used to Know on the radio :flop: 

If you see me posting like crazy, I'm either bored or procrastinating.
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ItsTommyBitch

Change the link to Sweet Relief to 90s Music or Miracle tbh :giveup: But yes, she's a goddess and IDK why critics didn't hit up the avant garde art pop, soul, electronica, R&B conceptual MASTERPIECE that is The Golden Echo. I think they thought it was pretentious, but unlike albums like ARTPOP (no shade, love that album) it was actually perfectly executed and the themes were reflected throughout the music :air: 

 

私自身もこの世の中も誰もかれもが, どんなに華やかな人生でも, どんなに悲惨な人生でも, いつかは変貌し, 破壊され、消滅してしまう. すべてがもともとこの世に存在しない一瞬の幻想なのだから
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AnnTakamaki
19 minutes ago, Mario Salas said:

gotye > kimbra

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OT: she deserves more attention 

 

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I really want to like her. She has got a fantastic voice, great ideas and a few fantastic songs (I will never not love Teen Heat, and Settle Down is low-key a classic) but I feel she rarely gets the execution right. The Golden Echo was an overproduced MESS. 

But yeah, I hope whatever she comes up with next is actually good because her brand of genre-hopping, experimental pop should be right up my street. 

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1 hour ago, Mario Salas said:

gotye > kimbra

YES. Kimbra's good but I can't imagine her ever coming up with anything half as good as Heart's A Mess, for example

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