Monday, March 10, 2008
Gabriella Cilmi
Gabriella Cilmi - ‘Sweet About Me’
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Here comes the trend shift. Can you feel it beneath your feet? Say goodbye to the ’80s, don’t even stop to scream your salutations to the ’70s because we’re not resting here… it’s the Swinging Sixties we’re heading to. Peace, love and all that other hippie mush. We might even dip out toes in the pool of the Fifties while we’re hanging around.
The era’s producer de jour, Phil Spector, and his Wall of Sound, the music of Motown, the jazz of Sarah Vaughan and Nina Simone… these are the starting points for the new musical fad that’s slowly emerging thanks to the likes of Amy Winehouse, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and eager DJs sampling sweet soul music.
Sure, musicians are time-travelling vikings, pillaging decades until there’s nothing left and then zooming off to the next untouched era - but we could be taking lead from worse periods of time (Boy Bands anyone?) Gabriella Cilmi (pronounced “Chill-me”… seriously) is Warner Music’s secret weapon that they’re gonna be hoping rockets into the stratosphere (because labels are struggling, you know). Many will compare her to Amy Winehouse (sans the coke, booze and dawn undies run), which is fair enough, but she was discovered when she was only 13, years before Wino ran head-first onto tabloid mags and Perezhilton.com.
Now sixteen (hello jailbait), Cilmi’s moved from her home town of Melbourne and is basing herself out of London. She’s on tour at the moment with the Sugababes and recently shared the tour bus with Parisian’s Nouvelle Vague. Her debut album, Lessons To Be Learned, will be out later this year but for now, here’s the first song off the record called ‘Sweet About Me’. I dig it, but then again I love those old-school jazz tones.
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I think that I like “Sweet About Me”, but I couldn’t find it on iTunes.
I probably don’t want an entire CD unless I find that I also like a significant number of the other tracks. Where can I evaluate the other tracks, or do I just have to wait?
I just went over to 7digital.com. It lists the price at £0.79. I’ll have to see just how much this would cost me in United States dollars before I commit to the download.
Perhaps I’ll be back later today.
Thank you,
Edward Watson
I’m definitely surprised! I never heard of this kid then I just listened to this song and I was like “grea stuff”. But when I looked for infomation about her and fond out she’s 16 I was like, “what!?!?!! no way!”
I hope she becomes good. She has enourmous potential.
Sounds like Australia is looking for a more clean-cut Amy Winehouse sound-a-like to me. Actually like a cross between Wino and Anastasia..
she is a rip off of Amy Winehouse!!!!
How can she be a rip off of Amy Winehouse when she was signed 3 years ago for her uniqueness? Winehouse didn’t become known down under until 2006! Maybe Winehouse is a Gabriella Cilmi wannabe?? That’s just as stupid a statement - the similarities are probably more to do with their musical roots.
[...] I greatly underestimated the boom in popularity Melbourne youngster Gabriella Cilmi would have. If I had the gift of foresight, or a really sweet crystall ball, I wouldn’t have written such a rambling, droll post on her song ‘Sweet About Me’. The tune is now commercial radio fodder, an earworm if there ever was one. It’s undeniably catchy, but I fear it’s one of those songs that may grate on you the more you hear it. The chorus has a smooth, buttery vocal melody, where the song really opens up, but the verses meander along with a Ronettes-style shuffle that feels withdrawn and hesitant. [...]
I think she is fantastic & can’t wait to hear her cd
IN US. Amazing voice. Not quirky Sia. Will be huge.
This just shows,Australia does have talent in spades. This girl has absolutely massive potential. Such a powerful voice for such a young kid. Let’s hope she keeps a handle on the fame.
sod amy whinehouse if she stays of drugs she has a bloody good life i wish her all my hopes and life GOOD LUCK gabriella cilmi because your already better than amy in two ways 1 you dont take drugs 2 you have a better voice plus your younger so it can develop
WOW! i never known i was this well known thaks for all of your lovely comments oh and im doing my best to keep it up
i just hate some british say “she’s just like Amy Winehouse!”
they are totally different!! i’m not saying Amy is not good..
both of them are brilliant