Thursday 7 May 2009

It's a balancing act...



I've become a bit obsessed with Nerina Pallot's new Buckminster Fuller EP. It doesn't appear to have been promoted much outside of her Myspace, which is a shame as it contains some of her best tunes to date. It Starts is just musical perfection, a fragile statement of intent which sets the tone for what's to follow. Best of the bunch is Girl On A Wire, where the modern-day-Joni vocals and piano are unexpectedly joined halfway through by a synth, to fantastic effect. Some gorgeous chords and the kind of melody that instantly sticks in the head all add up to a dreamily wonderful three and a half minutes. The EP's title track may well (consciously or not) melodically reference Regina Spector's Samson, and try listening to the synths in Better Than Today and not smirk if you're familiar with the theme music from the BBC spoof comedy Look Around You, but all in all this is a fantastic set of songs. Fingers crossed the long overdue album is as good...

Links to buy the EP can be found on Nerina's Myspace page

MP3: Nerina Pallot - Girl On A Wire

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Link expired :-(
EP sold out!

Spence said...

No probs - try this one: https://www.yousendit.com/download/Y1RvNHA2UENwcFd4dnc9PQ

matt said...

Given that it's long sicne sold out. Is there any chance you could share the EP? Or the track "Better Than Today"? Thanks

Spence said...

No probs - https://www.yousendit.com/download/Z01QZXR5SWV6NEx2Wmc9PQ

matt said...

Many thanks - you're a star! Best of luck to you

BC said...

Hey!
I'm wondered wether you would be so kind to upload this EP (or just Girl On A Wire) it's impossible to get hold of and i will buy it one it becomes available!
Many thanks

Spence said...

Drop me an email and I'll see what I can do... (addy at top of page)