Made of Bricks

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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0602517431430 Format: Explicit Lyrics Label: Polydor Manufacturer: Polydor Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Polydor Release Date: 2007-08-06 Running Time: 56 Studio: Polydor
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Editorial Reviews: Kate Nash is the perfect pop starlet. She sounds enough like one existing star to make her an already snug fit for your tastes (if it needs spelling out for you--L.I.L.Y.A.L.L.E.N--there’s no getting away from the thematic and elocutionary parallels, no matter how much the lady doth protest). She’s ordinary-ish. She’s you, your girlfriend, that girl over there you adore/admire, only clearly cuter and packed with a sharper tongue. She sings of nothing much, but sings it with juicy vim and bright expressions through a deliciously theatrical voice-box, a hangover from her stage school background that faltered, leading her to channel her wit and personality into writing songs. A sprinkling of anarchy too--something for the parents to disapprove of? Well, she’s got a filthy mouth and a frankly blasé grasp of the Queen’s English. It’s a shame really that she’s not quite made the perfect pop debut to match, but Made of Bricks is a damn fine first run, when it gets it right. The jerky prelude to the album proper, "Play" reminds briefly of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Bis, segueing into the Lily Allen plays Carter USM playfulness of "Foundations". "Dickhead" is a silly, smoky blues ditty, the massive, gyrating "Pumpkin Song" is Sugababes with their hair pulled behind the bike sheds, key-hammering highlight "Mariella" reminds of expressive vaudeville New Yorkers the Dresden Dolls and "We Get On" could be a Grease outtake, though nothing the innocent Olivia Newton John would ever wrap her lips around. Like Lily Allen then, but not that much. --James Berry
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Doesnt stand up to repeated listening - but a definite talent ! Comment: I came to this only knowing the great "Foundations" track - a great mix of melancholic ruminations on a disintegrating relationship but I have to say that I found this album quite tedious to listen to. Kate's slightly hoarse delivery of her vocals (sexy at first I have to admit) becomes a little boring after a while. And yes, she can write some cheeky lyrics and these I imagine are what the "youngsters" latch onto but theres nothing of any great depth here. The exceptions are "Foundations" and also "Nicest Thing" - by the time you get to this latter track I was really grateful for a subtle change in the overall sound which this track has. It has a beautifully melancholy violin in the background which suits the lyrics perfectly. I can only guess that someone different produced this track as it is head and shoulders above the others - and this is the kind of track I'd like to hear Kate do more of. Customer Rating: Summary: Brillent Comment: i had this cd brought for my 18th birthday im 19 now and it hasnt been moved out of my cd player i love it everything about this album it brillient her voice is so differnt and out there i havent really got a fav track because they are all so good i love birds though. The whole album reminds me of good times with my friends bk in the summer of 07 i hope she brings another out just as good Customer Rating: Summary: I love this album Comment: I never write reviews, but as this album has received wildly differing opinions I thought I would add mine. I love it. It's got lots of energy and the lyrics are interesting without getting too abstract. She is nothing like anything else out there, Lily Allen included (although she is great too), so don't try to compartmentalise. Just enjoy it. It's my most listened to album of the last 12 months as I can identify with the moods instilled by these songs. Customer Rating: Summary: Love it, great storytelling Comment: I'm 34, I have a degree in literature, I don't know Lily Allen, but Kate is my new best friend and I really don't know what the negative comments are all about. The lyrics are original, very eloquent, very very funny in parts, and excellent little stories in themselves. I don't know how to describe the music in terms of music cause I'm 34, don't know Lily Allen and generally haven't got a clue of what's going, but for me it's a great pick-me-up and (try to) sing along, and even the initially more annoying bits (in Mariella) make perfect sense when you listen to the lyrics (now one of my fave passages). So. Great job, Kate. Loving it. Customer Rating: Summary: You either love it or hate it !! Comment: Um with Kate Nash you either love her or hate her, hey she is just like marmite. No I think the album is trashy and irritating and hearing her annoying voice in the car after a hectic day out is not good or enjoyable. Basically if you love Kate then purchase it but if you want this album to just "Try Out!" Then this is a waste of your money More Reviews