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Girl power! Here are three albums by our favourite female vocalists that
should be given a listen to.
Natalie Imbruglia – Male
Not
many people know this, but Aussie songstress Natalie Imbruglia’s monster
hit back in 1997,
Torn
, was actually a remake of a song from a band called
Ednaswap. Her speeded up version of the same song managed to fare better
than the original, turning her into a bonafide pop princess back in the Nineties.
After a poor performance of her 2006’s album Come To Life, Imbruglia went on
a hiatus to focus on her personal life as well as acting. It was not until late last
year that she was offered a major recording contract deal and started working on
a remake album of songs originally recorded by male singers aptly titled Male.
The new album showcases Imbruglia’s beautiful voice in its full glory
singing her own version of hits by The Cure, Damien Rice and Neil Young just
to name a few. Her version of
Friday, I’m In Love
is such a great pick-me-up
song along with the lead single
, Instant Crush
, originally by Daftpunk. With a
plan to release an album of new material very soon,
Male
is a good reminder
of how much we really missed Natalie Imbruglia.
Water For Your Soul - Joss Stone
Joss
Stone started working on this album right after completing
her cover album,
The Soul Session Vol.2.
The idea for a reggae
album was proposed by Damian Marley after recording a song
with the soul singer in 2011. Although Stone was not sure about it
at first, she decided to go ahead with the plan, gathering material
and recording throughout production process that took three years
to finish. The result is a fusion of hip-hop and reggae, combined
with other musical instruments like Irish fiddles, the Sarod, tablas
and flamenco guitars.
Stuck On You
was released as the first single from the album.
The song is the perfect introduction to the new sound from the
Brit singer as it still has Joss Stone written all over it. Even though
reggae is a very brave attempt, especially for a well-celebrated
singing talent like Stone, it is definitely worth a try. With vocals like
hers, she could sing a phonebook and still command for audience
to focus only on her.
Water For Your Soul
is definitely worth a try,
even if reggae music is not something that you already have in
your music collection.
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful - Florence and the Machine
After
enjoying worldwide success with its second album, Florence Welch and her
band decided to release a concept album about trying to learn how to live and love in
the world rather than trying to escape from it. Deep meaning aside, the album does not
cross the fine line between commercial and experimental, landing right in the middle.
It has the same catchy beat as their previous effort,
Ceremonials
, but digs further down
to the core of Welch’s emotions with the beautiful lyrics of each song.
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
is accompanied by scenic videos featuring Welch
in different settings and moods, perfectly telling the story of each song.
Ship To Wreck
has a little bit of Sixties influence with catchy chorus that is easy to sing-along to.
What Kind Of Man
and the title track are also equally amazing with Welch’s signature
vocals making every single note even more powerful.