ARTiST: Remi Nicole
ALBUM: My Conscience & I
BiTRATE: 210kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Island
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 66.91 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 42min 19sec total
RiP DATE: 2007-10-18
STORE DATE: 2007-12-03
Track List:
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01. Go With The Flow 3:19
02. Rock N Roll 2:44
03. New Old Days 3:19
04. Fed Up 3:49
05. Na Nighty 3:17
06. Lights Out 3:40
07. Tabloid Queen 3:51
08. Right Side Of Me 3:31
09. Go Mr Sunshine 3:30
10. Soul Back 4:05
11. Dates From Hell 3:28
12. Inside Of Me 3:46
Release Notes:
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Remi Nicole kicks off her debut album with the infectious and delicious track
'Go With The Flow'. An accurate tale of just how quickly RemiÆs friend decided
that her tracks would appeal to more than just the eavesdroppers on Hampstead
Heath û she got hooked up via Myspace with producer Johnny Douglas (George
Michael) and later on with Tony Hoffer (The Fratellis, Kooks and The Thrills)
and swiftly found herself in the studio making her debut album following signing
on the dotted line at Island Records offices early January 2007.
Forthcoming single, 'Rock n Roll', is the perfect introduction to our new
outspoken pop starlet. "They said youÆre not normal, why donÆt you sing RnB",
she sings before biting back, "I said æI got no rhythm and I got no blues, IÆm
as happy as can be." Part of a new breed of literate British pop sensations
currently sweeping the nation - she is a direct descendant of the Mike Skinner
pop vocabulary. But unlike the rest that have come before her, Remi also
represents an exciting new generation of black young musicians challenging
stereotypes. "Everyone who sees me says 'do you sing R'n'B?' It just shows that
there arenÆt enough people out there who are breaking down barriers."
Drawing on the multitude of pretty boring jobs she had before she picked up the
guitar - 'Soulback' tinged with 60Æs influenced psychedelia and the acoustic
'Fed Up' û might draw on the past but also prove that Remi intends on never
looking back from her new found career.
Never one to mince her words, 'Dates From Hell' and 'Na Nighty' are full of
tongue in cheek digs at ex boyfriends who's mums love her more than them, her
love for football and the fact that- quite frankly- if you donÆt like her, sheÆs
not going to cry about it. 'Right Side Of Me' and 'Lights Out' in contrast show
us sheÆs just like every other single 20 something under her tomboyish persona.
The album demonstrates the sharp observational streak that sheÆs already shown
on previous feel good single 'Go Mr Sunshine'. 'New Old Days' has dry nostalgic
wit, nodding to those long lost heroes Kriss Kross and the honest 'Tabloid
Queen' about our celebrity obsessed culture, name checking Heat magazine,
Wonderbras, and 'What Not To Wear' while slyly mimicking Beyonce and Jay Z.
Closing with 'Inside Of Me' the inspiration for her album title 'My Conscience
And I'. "IÆm so sick of arguing with myself", narrates our frank wordsmith
"Inside of me is a Bonnie and Clyde, driving through my mind. ItÆs a love hate
relationship that I cannot hide, my conscience and I". With a debut album rich
in humour, intelligence and above all honesty, Remi Nicole is much more than a
breath of fresh air û she is essential.