[.ca] Made Of Bricks

A very pleasant, acoustic POP treat.:
This album's full of the kind of pop crossover hits that will march to the top of the charts like all the other songs about umbrellas and stuff. "Pumpkin Song" is one that stands out, notable for its almost R 'n' B overtones and Amy Winehouse jazz in the background. It's catchy and will have people who ache for music credibility extolling "oh I love Kate Nash too!" "Foundations" still seems like the most innocent and likeable pop tune on the LP, but it's in able company with "Mouthwash", "Skeleton Song", "Pumpkin Song" and "We Get On". "Skeleton Song" in particular is impressive, with Nash going off on a screaming tangent three minutes in. "Birds" is another strong track, the kind of traditional story that Nash does well; very much similar to "Foundations". Girl meets boy, boy jumps over ticket barrier because he's got no money, they get on a bus with yesterday's travelcards, get together etc etc. It's acoustic throughout, with Nash crooning about how "the boy liked her" which was all she wanted. There's an amusing tale about birds pooing on your head as well. Overall, Kate has delivered one of the pop albums of the year, memorable, cringing, sweet and above all, full of radio gems.

Not even worth $7.99:
I had seen snippets on MTV of her song "Foundations", and saw the album in HMV on special for $7.99, so I thought "Why not?" and bought it. To put it plainly, it's not a good album. Going in, I thought I could deal with the affected British accent, however paired with cringe-worthy lyrics, halfway through the track listing, I'm already exasperated. The music itself is decent. She can come up with a sufficient catchy melody just fine, but she can't write lyrics worth -to use a word she employs all too often- sh**t. How might I describe her? Perhaps a pop-ier, peppier Dido -minus the sophistication. This album might appeal to the pop-loving teenage girl demographic, but even then, there's a whole wealth of GOOD pop out there, why go for Nash's album? If you're going to pay more than $7.99 for this album, skip it. In fact, I would suggest skipping it any way.

• Play
• Foundations
• Mouthwash
• Dickhead
• Birds
• We Get On
• Mariella
• Shit Song
• Pumpkin Soup
• Skeleton Song
• Nicest Thing
• Merry Happy