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Kaki King
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...Until We Felt Red
Velour Recordings
Release: 8/8/2006
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Rated:
Review by:
Jonathan Shipley
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I don't know but I think I have a little crush on Kaki King. I think
there's something sexy about a woman playing a guitar masterfully.
Her debut album, Everybody Loves You demonstrated
her talent on the guitar (though she grew up playing drums). Her
second album, the marvelous Legs to Make Us
Stronger, enhanced her presence on the guitar adding
various instrumentation throughout. Now, with Until We Felt
Red, King expands herself yet again, adding her own voice
to the mix.
The lyrics aren't that important and, in fact, seem more of a color
on a sonic canvas that has many striking hues, the most bold
being, of course, her obvious skill on guitar. She's damn good at it.
Another tint is her wont to experiment with the music. Each song
sounds wholly different from the next. The first, "Yellowcake,"
sounds like something you might find on the B-side of a Loreena
McKennitt album. The second, the title track, is a jazzy number
perfect for, say, an open mike night at the local pub on a Saturday
night. A lot of the album is quiet, introspective, thoughtful,
probing, with dollops of grooves and beats ("Soft Shoulder" and
"Gay Sons to Lesbian Daughters" as examples).
All in all, people take note. Kaki King kicks ass. I'm eager to hear
what she'll do for her next. Really eager because, you know, I have
a crush on her a little. Don't tell Tori Amos though, I wouldn't want
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