Having recently subjected himself to too many songs in which the words are either indecipherable or banal, and attached to music that’s a little like inserting a wire brush into the auditory canal, William Dart has sought refuge in some recent releases that get words and music in just the right balance: Kimbra's A Reckoning and American singer José James' tribute to Erykah Badu, On & On.
New Zealand musician Kimbra. Photo: Supplied
Music Details
ARTIST: Andy Gibb
TITLE: Words and Music
ALBUM: Flowing Rivers
COMPOSER: A Gibb
LABEL: Capitol
ARTIST: Kimbra
TITLE: Cameo Lover
ALBUM: Vows
COMPOSER: Johnson
LABEL: Warner
ARTIST: Kimbra
TITLE: Save Me
ALBUM: A Reckoning
COMPOSER: Johnson
LABEL: Kimbra
ARTIST: Kimbra
TITLE: The Way we Were
ALBUM: A Reckoning
COMPOSER: Johnson
LABEL: Kimbra
ARTIST: Cory Wong feat. Kimbra
TITLE: Design
ALBUM: The Striped Album
COMPOSER: Wong, Johnson
LABEL: Roundwound Media
ARTIST: Kimbra
TITLE: Foolish Thinking
ALBUM: A Reckoning
COMPOSER: Johnson
LABEL: Kimbra
ARTIST: José James
TITLE: Out My Mind, Just in Time
ALBUM: On & On
COMPOSER: Badu
LABEL: Rainbow Blonde
ARTIST: José James
TITLE: Green Eyes
ALBUM: On & On
COMPOSER: Badu
LABEL: Rainbow Blonde
ARTIST: José James
TITLE: The Healer
ALBUM: On & On
COMPOSER: Badu
LABEL: Rainbow Blonde
