Kerli
– Vocals
Julian Shah – Guitars
Ana Lenchantin – Cello
Scott Fairbrother –
Bass
Jordan Plosky – Drums
Born in Elva,
Estonia, a tiny, then-Soviet occupied town of 5,000 people
Kerli dreamed of getting out and doing something great with her passion and gift. The debut album from her, that drops this
summer 2008, is her living out her dream. Love is Dead, which will be released
by Island Records, features many sounds during the 12 track adventure. It begins with the title track “Love Is Dead.”
The song, of course, features Kerli with her amazing vocals that you will become accustom to throughout the album. It also
has a great set of drum working and a nice flowing sound to the song. “Walking On Air” begins with very low vocals
that are hard to hear for the clicking noise, but the vocals get progressively louder, but not that loud that it’s over
down. It’s really a strange track. Up next is a track titled “The Creationlist.” This track reminds me of
the movie Sweeny Todd in the beginning of the track. It has that old play sound to it, which is surprisingly pretty catchy.
“I Want Nothing” gets to the rockiness of the album. It’s a bit more upbeat and you can hear guitar presents
on the track. “Up Up Up” has a huge reggae feel to it as “Bulletproof” displays her incredible voice,
which will leave your speechless. “Beautiful Day” begins the second half of the album with a suburb beat, vocals
and backing vocals. “Hurt Me” offers up another cool beat as “Butterfly Cry” is a slower track lead
by drums and more vocals. “Strange Boy” has a strange vibe to it. The vocals seem to have some added effects to
them. The track also repeats bit too mush at the end. “Fragile” concludes the debut album. It’s a soft passionate
track full of emotion. Overall this is an okay debut album. There are a few standout tracks, but other then the beats most
of the tracks sounds the save. The vocals are outstanding, but are drug out by Kerli most of the time in the same way. I little
more variety will help improve the songwriting and the feel of the songs. She has such an amazing story and she needs to try
and capture that a bit more instead of writing about random things. I see some great things for her future, but a little bit
work will need to happen before then.
Rating: 6.5 out of 10
My favorite tracks:
Love Is
Dead, I Want Nothing
Track List:
1.
Love Is Dead
2.
Walking On Air
3.
The Creationlist
4.
I Want Nothing
5.
Up Up Up
6.
Bulletproof
7.
Beautiful Day
8.
Creep Show
9.
Hurt Me
10. Butterfly
Cry
11. Strange
Boy
12. Fragile
Website (s): www.myspace.com/kerlimusic, www.islandrecords.com