Hmm. You want to hear a beautiful new female pop voice? Look no further than Natalie Walker. The musical arrangement here is just exquisite and her voice is one in a million. I like Natalie as much for what she does with her voice, as for what she doesn’t do. A common malady in radio-friendly pop these days is to over-emote, and drench every line with so much inflection that style becomes gimmick and whatever song lies underneath is buried. No so so with this lady. Walker sings with boatloads of style, but it is a symptom of the meaning and the feeling of the song she is singing. She doesn’t have to overstate anything, because the work is good, the craft and art are brilliant, so there’s nothing to gloss over.
Natalie Walker
“Over & Under” (mp3)
from “With You”
(Dorado Records)
As I listen to this on repeat, I like it better each time. And I realize what has been bugging me about so much pop music lately, is that it’s become a cover-up, a sham, an imitation of itself. You can auto-tune a few hooky lines and cram it on top of a half-decent composition and fool half the people half the time these days, maybe because they’ve been starved for good new music for too long. Which is where my passion comes in: I truly love finding something like this, and sharing it with as many people as I possibly can. Adult contemporary without being dull, alternative modern without being stupid. Check it out.
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