Author: Costa, Nikka

Brand: Emm/Virgin

Format: Import

Release Date: 05-22-2001

Details: Product description NIKKA COSTA Everybody Got Their Something (2001 US 12-track CD album the real strength of this album is its crossover appeal; funky instrumentation a voice that is undeniably soulful and plenty of denim-ripping rock thrown in for good measure picture sleeve) Amazon.ca Tokyo-born, LA-bred singer Nikka Costa's debut Everybody Got Their Something bulges with ambition. Her fiercely bootylicious first single, "Like a Feather"--that song with the thick, clapped 16th notes--has already garnered the 28-year-old singer one hell of a buzz, and for the most part, she's got the goods to back it up. It's a mixed bag of musical tricks that's equal parts 70s-style funk, hazy-inspired psychedelia, and angst-ridden alterna-chick yowling, with healthy dollops of soul, hip-hop, and thrash thrown in for good measure. Produced by Costa, Australian rocker Justin Stanley (who's also the singer's husband), and high-profile NYC DJ Mark Ronson, the album works best when it piles on the noise--like on the standout "Tug of War," which features the unmistakable rimshot work of drummer ?uestlove. On that track, a flurry of scratched samples, layers of soundboard-smeared noise, and a few luscious string sweeps break into gospel-choir harmonies that swirl gorgeously beneath Costa's reedy mezzo-soprano wails. It's a shame that she can't match this intensity on sparser downtempo ballads like "Nothing" and "Just Because", where she sounds like 's slightly less annoying older sister. As the album's title says, everybody got their something, and Costa sounds best when she sticks to hers. --Sylvia W Chan

UPC: 724381009628

EAN: 0724381009628

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: New