{"id":27303,"date":"2018-01-31T09:22:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T14:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=27303"},"modified":"2018-01-31T09:22:29","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T14:22:29","slug":"on-stage-kimbras-album-delayed-but-not-her-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=27303","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Kimbra’s album delayed, but not her passion"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n

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Kimbra<\/p><\/div>\n

Originally, Kimbra\u2019s show on January 31 at Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, 215-232-2100, www.utphilly.com<\/a>) was supposed to be one of the earliest gigs on a tour supporting her new album \u201cPrimal Heart\u201d on Warner Bros. Records.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe album was supposed to be released on January 19,\u201d said Kimbra, during a recent phone interview from her home in New York City. \u201cNow, the album release date has been pushed back to April 20 and I\u2019ll be releasing a single on January 19.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two-time GRAMMY\u00ae Award-winning, critically-acclaimed New Zealand singer explained in a personal statement to fans via her mailing list, \u201cFirst of all, I have plans to release more music than ever this year and I am so excited by the sheer volume of work I have ready to share (and I mean this month)! So, with that in mind, let me provide you with some more context for my decision to reschedule the release date of this full body of work.<\/p>\n

\u201cReleasing an album has got to be one of the most exciting yet emotionally-exhausting endeavours I\u2019ve ever known. It\u2019s like building a relationship with someone you are growing to love. There\u2019s a wild cacophony of romance, ambition, expectation, fear, idealism, hope, faith and exertion. As many of us know from experience, perhaps what creates the best environment for a relationship, and the chance for it to grow to its best potential, is almost always a case of timing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn service of the long-term relationship I want you to build with this album, plus the final tweaks I\u2019d like to make so this music can be released at it\u2019s very best, the new album release date will be April 20.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kimbra is only 27 but she has been writing songs and performing in public almost two-thirds of her life \u2013 initially in her native country New Zealand. Her professional career started taking off 10 years ago.<\/p>\n

In 2007, her single \u201cSimply on My Lips\u201d won the Juice TV award for \u201cBest Breakthrough\u201d music video. The video caught the eyes and ears of Mark Richardson, who owns a management company and independent record label (Forum 5) in Melbourne, Australia.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first big thing was getting Mark Richardson as my manager when I was 17,\u201d said Kimbra. \u201cWhen I signed with him, I moved from New Zealand to Melbourne.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her first big hit single down under was a catchy sing called \u201cSettle Down\u201d, which climbed the charts in 1010, and the next was \u201cCameo Lover\u201d in 2011.<\/p>\n

In June 2011, Kimbra signed to Warner Bros. Records New Zealand for distribution in New Zealand and Australia and a worldwide deal for other countries (including Warner Bros. Records in the states.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next big thing was signing with Warner Bros. in the United States,\u201d said Kimbra, whose full name is Kimbra Lee Johnson. \u201cThat was a major step forward in my career. \u2018Settle Down\u2019 got their attention and after that, it was \u2018Cameo Lover.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Another huge boost came when Kimbra sang on Gotye\u2019s massive hit single \u201cSomebody That I Used to Know.\u201d The song sold over 5 million units in the United States alone.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerforming on that song with Gotye really helped introduce me to listeners around the world — especially in the United States,\u201d said Kimbra.<\/p>\n

Kimbra\u2019s debut album \u201cVows\u201d was released in Australia in August 2011 and won the 2011 ARIA (Australian Grammy) for Best Female Artist. \u201cCameo Lover\u201d recently won the Grand Prize in the 2011 International Songwriting Competition and was nominated for an APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) award for \u201cSong of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kimbra\u2019s second album \u201cThe Golden Echo\u201d came out in 2014.<\/p>\n

Kimbra has quietly spent the past two years assembling the 11-track album with hit-machine Skrillex (\u201cTop of the World\u201d), among other producers in Los Angeles and New Zealand. Stripping down Kimbra\u2019s music to bare emotion and heart, the record invites listeners to experience the inherent vulnerability in her voice, conveying raw feeling throughout each song.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m always writing for an album,\u201d said Kimbra. \u201cI was touring ever since the last album and brainstorming ideas. At the star of 2016, I really started writing with real direction. I spent a lot of 2017 working on the project with producer John Congleton.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took a decent amount of time. At the same time, I was recording faster than usual. John Congleton likes to work quickly. We\u2019d do stuff in his studio and then I\u2019d take the tracks back to New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cI took my time to write and refine the songs. I produced a lot of songs at home and brought them to fruition at my studio in New York. I work on ProTools. \u00a0I\u2019ve collected a lot of synthesizers, controllers and Wurlitzers. I want to keep developing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kimbra recently released \u201cEverybody Knows\u201d<\/a> and \u201cTop Of The World\u201d<\/a> from her upcoming album. NPR included \u201cTop Of The World,\u201d which was co-produced by Skrillex, as one of their \u201cSongs We Love\u201d and said it was the ultimate \u201cgirl power song\u201d that is an \u201caggressive, confident step forward into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLyrics are very personal for me,\u201d said Kimbra. \u201cI don\u2019t collaborate very much on lyrics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kimbra\u2019s fans may have to wait a little longer for the new album but they\u2019ll be able to get a bit of a preview by attending one of her shows on this tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m playing a lot of the new material live,\u201d said Kimbra. \u201cGetting response from the crowd is important. They\u2019ll get a chance to heat a lot of the new songs. I like the way each of the new songs sound live.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kimbra is not only vocal and passionate about women\u2019s rights in her music, but also in her day-to-day life. She works closely with Tirzah, an Ethiopian-based organization that focuses on helping women with HIV build sustainable businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cTirzah just has more to do with my spirit,\u201d said Kimbra. \u201cI had been very touched by a video I saw. That gave me a ton of courage. And, I\u2019ve always had a romance with Ethiopian food and music.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Kimbra \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/e4FApt6z55c<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Union Transfer, which has Arc Iris as the opening act, will start at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $25.<\/p>\n

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Yoke Lore<\/p><\/div>\n

Another New York City resident will be delivering a show of personal music when Yoke Lore headlines a show at Johnny Brenda\u2019s (1201 North Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, 215-739-9684, www.johnnybrendas.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Yoke Lore is the project of Adrian Galvin, a versatile singer-songwriter-musician who is also an accomplished dancer and choreographer.<\/p>\n

\u201cYoke Lore is just me and a drummer,\u201d said Galvin, during a phone interview last week from Chicago.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m here in Chicago because I have a dance performance tonight at the Art Institute. The dance show is just a one-off that \u00a0I\u2019m doing here.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the next few weeks, Galvin\u2019s main focus will be on his music.<\/p>\n

According to Galvin, \u201cA \u2018yoke\u2019 is something that holds things together. \u2018Lore\u2019 means a set of stories or a collection of ideas about an event, time, or culture. I want to tell stories about how things are bound and held together. I think something\u2019s value is in its relationship to everything else. Work in the joints; where things come together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brooklyn-based project Yoke Lore is the new musical venture of Galvin, previously of Yellerkin and Walk the Moon. Yoke Lore layers the harmonies of Panda Bear, the soulful beats of M83 and the modern pop of Blackbird Blackbird to tell musical stories of how we are bound. Galvin\u2019s songs start with the folksy timbre of a banjo and add echoing waves of vocals and percussion to create unforgettable pop music with tactile sincerity and conviction.<\/p>\n

\u201cYoke Lore is just me and a drummer,\u201d said Galvin. \u201cI\u2019m on banjo up-front. And, I\u2019m also on vocals. I have a sampler I use for live triggering and loops. The drummer uses two pads that are live triggers for all the bass and synthesizer parts.
\nGalvin grew up in an artistic family, his mother a director and his father an actor and sculptor. He was immersed in painting, photography, and ballet from an early age, eventually finding his first musical passion in the drums. While pursuing music, his artistry in other disciplines has not faltered, even lending his own artwork as the cover of his 2016 debut EP, \u201cFar Shore.\u201d Galvin followed with another Yoke Lore EP in 2017 titled \u201cGoodpain.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still on kind of a cycle for the \u2018Goodpain\u2019 EP,\u201d said Galvin. \u201cI\u2019m still exploring the life of that so I\u2019m still playing a lot of songs from the EP.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just released a \u2018Goodpain\u2019 remix EP on Spotify. I curated the remix. I\u2019m a big fan of all the artists we used. I just called people I really respected and they responded.\u201d<\/p>\n

The remix EP features re-works by artists such as Yeasayer, Blackbird Blackbird, Blondage, Chad Valley and Shy Girls.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor some of them, I had tracks in mind \u2013 and some directions in mind,\u201d said Galvin. \u201cWith others, I asked what felt right to them. With Shy Girls, he said \u2013 this is the song I want. What he did was not so much a remix but more reproduction. I didn\u2019t really tinker with any of the remixes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I make pop music but other people have been calling it folktronica. I write banjo music and that can be kind of limiting in ways. I wanted to create a way to make the songs more dynamic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Yoke Lore \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/W9vHJhlXxg8<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Johnny Brenda\u2019s, which has Vita and the Woolf opening, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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