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Learning To Breathe
14TH FLOOR RECORDINGS
Produced by Howard Willing, Wendy Melvoin, Eric Rosse and Jon Brion
Wallowing in a hazy Sunday morning charm, Nerina Pallot is a singer/songwriter who exudes class and style; fast emerging as a talent you'll immediately warm to. As both a talented singer and songwriter, Nerina Pallot writes and sings the kind of songs to melt your heart - her voice a gorgeous thing of beauty, possessing the kind of range that can flit between intense whisper, soaring falsetto and sugar sweet pop.
Latest single from her FIRES album, LEARNING TO BREATHE finds Pallot delivering a song of rare beauty and whispered majesty. LEARNING TO BREATH moves in glorious pop directions, hinting at a 70s Laurel Canyon influence, fingerpicked guitar patterns joined by warm keyboard washes and gentle atmospherics - the vocal melodies almost nursery rhyme like in their soothing simplicity.
An impressive and satisfying single, LEARNING TO BREATHE finds Nerina Pallot edging her way towards becoming a household name; truly special and sublime stuff.
BIOGRAPHY
Nerina Pallot releases her fast-rising album FIRES on April 17th through 14th Floor Records. Originally available on Pallot's own DIY label Idaho in 2005, the album made the iTunes Top 10 and led to the Guardian tipping Pallot as, 'One of the hottest acts of 2006.' Featured in the Records Of The Year list by The Sunday Times, FIRES continues to snowball with sales over 10,000 on little more than word of mouth.
Born in London to a half-French father and Indian-born mother, Pallot spent part of her childhood in India before settling in Jersey. In 2002, she released her debut album in the UK through a major label - an experience that taught her, "many things, but especially that it's never a good idea to make a video in which you fly." Parting company with the mainstream music business, Pallot recorded FIRES between LA and her London home before releasing the album on her own label Idaho. Produced by Howard Willing (Smashing Pumpkins), Wendy Melvoin (Prince & The Revolution) and Eric Rosse (Tori Amos), the record teams Pallot's classical musical training with her love of country, folk and rock music - with influences including Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Carole King and Rufus Wainwright. The album has all the makings of a good-old fashioned groundswell. The Telegraph wrote, "A pop-rock gem. Melodically rich and lyrically complex." The Times put simply, "A treasure" and Uncut declared FIRES, "marries fiercely intelligent songs to memorable tunes and outrageous pop hooks".
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Nerina Pallot
DISCOGRAPHY
FIRES (14th Floor Recordings>2006)
Damascus
Sophia
Idaho
Geek Love
Nickindia
Mr King
Everybody's Gone To War
Learning To Breathe
Heart Attack
All Good People
SOPHIA (14th Floor Recordings>2006)
Sophia
LEARNING TO BREATHE (14th Floor Recordings>2006)
Learning To Breathe
LINKS
Nerina Pallot>www.nerinapallot.com
FURTHER LISTENING
Gemma Hayes
Joni Mitchell
Cat Power
Review date: January 2007 |
