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KIMBRA "Fresh and surprising… She's still somebody you'll want to know. A" - Entertainment Weekly "Vows gives R&B a wacky art-rock spin, with a cappella vocal chorales mutating into sumptuous funk pop. 3 1/2 stars" - Rolling Stone “The album is a simultaneously booming and spangly concoction – a huge, brash showcase for Kimbra’s voice, which soars, squeals, and coos over whiz-bang arrangements that fuse modern pop, old-school soul, and slick R&B. Kimbra herself dominates the lively production with the assertive and elastic voice of a born belter.” – NPR “She should make converts. Her songs…are blithe, snappy, intricate constructions that hint at Afro- Caribbean beats, rock, funk, soul, and they usually hop through a few transformations before they’re done. Her voice can be airy, cutting, or a perky new-wave yelp; her melody lines can zigzag through the rhythms or sail up above them, often breaking into poppy nonsense-syllable hooks.” – The New York Times "Vows is at all times thrilling and theatrical, filled with wall-of-sound orchestration and nearly-schizoid arrangements, all kept afloat with ease by Kimbra's elastic voice." - Glamour "While most Statesiders probably recognize Kimbra from her poignant guest vocals on Gotye’s massive cut “Somebody That I Used to Know,” this record reinforces the accolades and proves that she’s genuinely got it in her own right." - Filter "[Vows] effortlessly blends everything from throwback soul to indie rock to urban funk." - USA Today “If Vows proves anything, it’s that Kimbra isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty. These songs are massive— slickly recorded and crammed to the brim with overdubs, as if the singer-producer was afraid to leave any sonic stone unturned.” – Paste “Vows is snappy and smart, an often-great pop album with a knack for sounding more exotic than it is. It shoehorns in a little bit of everything: Nancy Sinatra pop show tunes, funk, kittenish light jazz, and a respectable Nina Simone cover.” – Washington Post “The soft-spoken singer embraces her creativity onstage...she takes charge of the spotlight with confidence beyond her 22 years, letting her voice wax and wane with the tempos.” – Reuters “While neither reinterpretations of the past nor genre hopping are unique in the world of pop, it’s the effortless way that Kimbra does it all that makes Vows a compelling listen.” – Consequence of Sound “A sultry pop enigma” – Nylon "We've been hankering for a new, slightly-weird, super-dynamic female pop star to get behind, and we think we've found her!" – Paper Magazine

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KIMBRA

"Fresh and surprising… She's still somebody you'll want to know. A" - Entertainment Weekly

"Vows gives R&B a wacky art-rock spin, with a cappella vocal chorales mutating into sumptuous funk pop. 3 1/2 stars" - Rolling Stone

“The album is a simultaneously booming and spangly concoction – a huge, brash showcase for Kimbra’s voice, which soars, squeals, and coos over whiz-bang arrangements that fuse modern pop, old-school

soul, and slick R&B. Kimbra herself dominates the lively production with the assertive and elastic voice of a born belter.” – NPR

“She should make converts. Her songs…are blithe, snappy, intricate constructions that hint at Afro-Caribbean beats, rock, funk, soul, and they usually hop through a few transformations before they’re

done. Her voice can be airy, cutting, or a perky new-wave yelp; her melody lines can zigzag through the rhythms or sail up above them, often breaking into poppy nonsense-syllable hooks.” – The New York

Times

"Vows is at all times thrilling and theatrical, filled with wall-of-sound orchestration and nearly-schizoid arrangements, all kept afloat with ease by Kimbra's elastic voice." - Glamour

"While most Statesiders probably recognize Kimbra from her poignant guest vocals on Gotye’s massive cut “Somebody That I Used to Know,” this record reinforces the accolades and proves that she’s genuinely

got it in her own right." - Filter

"[Vows] effortlessly blends everything from throwback soul to indie rock to urban funk." - USA Today

“If Vows proves anything, it’s that Kimbra isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty. These songs are massive—slickly recorded and crammed to the brim with overdubs, as if the singer-producer was afraid to leave any

sonic stone unturned.” – Paste

“Vows is snappy and smart, an often-great pop album with a knack for sounding more exotic than it is. It shoehorns in a little bit of everything: Nancy Sinatra pop show tunes, funk, kittenish light jazz, and a

respectable Nina Simone cover.” – Washington Post

“The soft-spoken singer embraces her creativity onstage...she takes charge of the spotlight with confidence beyond her 22 years, letting her voice wax and wane with the tempos.” – Reuters

“While neither reinterpretations of the past nor genre hopping are unique in the world of pop, it’s the effortless way that Kimbra does it all that makes Vows a compelling listen.” – Consequence of Sound

“A sultry pop enigma” – Nylon

"We've been hankering for a new, slightly-weird, super-dynamic female pop star to get behind, and we think we've found her!" – Paper Magazine