Vows

Kimbra  Main Performer

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1 Settle Down Johnson/Tetaz 4:02
2 Something in the Way You Are Ciancia/Elizondo/Jo 4:23
3 Cameo Lover Johnson 4:02
4 Two Way Street Johnson/Tetaz 4:20
5 Old Flame Johnson/Tetaz 4:30
6 Good Intent Johnson/Tetaz 3:31
7 Plain Gold Ring [Live] Stone 4:31
8 Come into My Head Ciancia/Johnson/Mas 4:38
9 Sally I Can See You Johnson/Kurstin 3:57
10 Posse Johnson/Kurstin 5:06
11 Home Ciancia/Jacobs/John 3:04
12 The Build Up Johnson/Tetaz 5:05
13 Warrior [*] Innis/Johnson/Mackl 4:13
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Vows

Audio Compact Disc

Label: Warner Bros.

Category: Pop/Rock

Vows

UPC: 093624951346

Release Date: 05/22/2012

Original Release Date: 05/22/2012

Number of Discs: 1

Tracks: [Settle Down, Something in the Way You Are, Cameo Lover, Two Way Street, Old Flame, Good Intent, Plain Gold Ring [Live], Come into My Head, Sally I Can See You, Posse, Home, The Build Up, Warrior [*]]
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Jon O'Brien

Echoing the experimental nature of recent collaborator Gotye, whose number one single "Somebody That I Used to Know" she stole the show on, New Zealand songstress Kimbra's debut album, Vows, is a schizophrenic affair that is almost impossible to pigeonhole. Effortlessly flitting from bubblegum pop starlet on the playful old-skool beats and '60s doo wop vocals of "Cameo Lover" to avant-garde banshee on the melancholic music box-inspired closer, "The Build Up," Kimbra's chameleon-like tendencies ensure that predictability is certainly never an issue on any one of its 12 genre-hopping tracks. Occasionally, this "cover all bases" approach lacks focus, but for the most part, Kimbra's invention is a marvel to behold, as her enchanting and swooping jazz-pop tones glide across a veritable feast of sounds, from the hypnotic double basslines and '30s show tune harmonies of "Good Intent"; to the plinky piano hooks and rhythmic R&B grooves of opener "Settle Down"; while a beautifully gothic take on "Plain Gold Ring" is one of the rare instances of a Nina Simone cover matching the original. It will be interesting to see if she decides to pursue a more streamlined direction in the future, but by threading its widely eclectic range of influences together in such an impressively cohesive manner, Vows suggests she might never need to. ~ Jon O'Brien, Rovi