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On the face of it, the self-titled debut from 15-year-old Birdy, aka Jasmine van den Bogaerde, doesn't seem any different from the hastily assembled cash-in covers albums released every year by the various X Factor alumni. But although its 11 renditions of mostly contemporary songs, many of which could be passed off as originals due to their previous lack of exposure, stick to the tried-and-tested talent show formula, that's where the comparisons end. Indeed, you won't find any karaoke standards or renditions of Miley Cyrus songs here, as this stripped-back collection of lesser-known hits and album tracks reads like a who's who of lo-fi hipster indie rock. The likes of the National's "Terrible Love" and Francis & the Lights' "I'll Never Forget You" offer little deviation from the source material, but for the most part, producers Rich Costey (Muse), James Ford (Arctic Monkeys), and Jim Abiss (Adele) strip the songs down to their bare bones, turning Cherry Ghost's everyman anthem "People Hold the People" into a tender torch song with its stately piano chords and mournful cello, toning down the aggression of the Naked & Famous' synth pop hit "Young Blood" with some muted beats and ethereal twinkling electronica, while somehow turning the already sparse "Shelter" from the xx's Mercury Music Prize winner into an even more skeletal and ghostly affair. As clever and subtle as these reworkings are, it's Birdy's youthful and fragile voice that steals the show, whether it's replicating the multi-layered harmonies of Fleet Foxes' "White Winter Hymnal," providing a poignancy to Bon Iver's "Skinny Love," or showcasing her scale-gliding abilities on the Postal Service's "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight." The gospel-tinged cover of James Taylor's "Fire and Rain," the only track to sound more expansive than the original, feels slightly out of place, while the unremarkable balladry of the only original composition, "Without a Word," suggests she might have to work a little harder on her songwriting skills if she's to avoid becoming a one-trick pony. The whole idea of Birdy sounds like a transparent attempt to court a more credible audience, but thanks to her haunting tones and a tasteful yet compelling production, it impressively avoids being the try-hard affair you'd expect.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
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Christian Mazzalai, Writer - Laurent Mazzalai, Writer - Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer - JAMES BROWN, Engineer - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Rich Costey, Producer, MixingEngineer - Matt Chamberlain, Drums, Percussion - Christian Tattersfield, ExecutiveProducer - Birdy, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Alessandro Cortini, Synthesizer - Chris Kasych, AssistantEngineer - Frederic Jean Joseph Moulin, Writer - Kirk Hellie, Guitar - Thomas Pablo Croquet, Writer - Simon John Aldred, Writer - Alex H.N. Gilbert, ExecutiveProducer - Lauren Mazzalai, Writer
© 2011 Jasmine Van den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 2011 Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Christian Tattersfield, ExecutiveProducer - Paul "P Dub" Walton, MixingEngineer - Justin Vernon, Writer - Birdy, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Alisa Xayalith, Writer - Thomas Brading Powers, Writer - Alex H.N. Gilbert, Producer - Aaron Phillip Short, Writer - Matthew Donald Berninger, Writer - Aaron Brooking Dessner, Writer
© 2011 Jasmine Van den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 2011 Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited
Ian Burdge, Cello - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Tom Elmhirst, MixingEngineer - Richard Woodcraft, Engineer - James Ford, Producer - Christian Tattersfield, ExecutiveProducer - Birdy, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Ben Baptie, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Alex Macnaghten, Bass Guitar - James Ellis Ford, Drums, Guitar, Percussion - Simon John Aldred, Writer - Alex H.N. Gilbert, ExecutiveProducer
© 2011 Jasmine Van den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 2011 Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Rich Costey, MixingEngineer - Richard Woodcraft, Engineer - James Ford, Producer - Christian Tattersfield, ExecutiveProducer - Birdy, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Alex Macnaghten, Bass Guitar - Robin Noel Pecknold, Writer - James Ellis Ford, Drums, Percussion - Alex H.N. Gilbert, ExecutiveProducer
© 2011 Jasmine Van den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 2011 Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited
Jimmy Tamborello, Writer - Ben Gibbard, Writer - Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Rich Costey, MixingEngineer - Jim Abbiss, Producer, Drum Programmer - Ian Dowling, Engineer - Leo Abrahams, Guitar - Neil Cowley, Piano - Christian Tattersfield, ExecutiveProducer - Birdy, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Alex H.N. Gilbert, ExecutiveProducer
© 2011 Jasmine Van den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 2011 Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Rich Costey, MixingEngineer - Jim Abbiss, Producer - Lucy Shaw, Cello - Ian Dowling, Engineer - Neil Cowley, Organ, Piano - Christian Tattersfield, ExecutiveProducer - Birdy, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Francis Farewell Starlite, Writer - Stephen Webster Mair, Double Bass - Alex H.N. Gilbert, ExecutiveProducer
© 2011 Jasmine Van den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 2011 Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited
Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards, Synthesizer - JAMES BROWN, Engineer - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Rich Costey, Producer, Synthesizer, MixingEngineer - Matt Chamberlain, Drums, Percussion - Christian Tattersfield, ExecutiveProducer - Birdy, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Alessandro Cortini, Synthesizer - Chris Kasych, AssistantEngineer - Kirk Hellie, Guitar - Alisa Xayalith, Writer - Thomas Brading Powers, Writer - Alex H.N. Gilbert, ExecutiveProducer - Aaron Phillip Short, Writer
© 2011 Jasmine Van den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 2011 Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Rich Costey, MixingEngineer - Jim Abbiss, Producer - Ian Dowling, Engineer - Leo Abrahams, Guitar - Christian Tattersfield, ExecutiveProducer - Paul "P Dub" Walton, Producer - Birdy, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Rupert Bogarde, Engineer - Oliver David Sim, Writer - James Thomas Smith, Writer - Alex H.N. Gilbert, ExecutiveProducer - Romy Anna Madley Croft, Writer
© 2011 Jasmine Van den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 2011 Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Tom Elmhirst, MixingEngineer - Richard Woodcraft, Engineer - James Ford, Pandeiro - Christian Tattersfield, ExecutiveProducer - Birdy, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Ben Baptie, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Alex Macnaghten, Bass Guitar - James Ellis Ford, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Percussion - Alex H.N. Gilbert, ExecutiveProducer - James V. Taylor, Writer
© 2011 Jasmine Van den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 2011 Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited
Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Rich Costey, Producer, Synthesizer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Christian Tattersfield, ExecutiveProducer - Birdy, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Chris Kasych, AssistantEngineer - Alex H.N. Gilbert, ExecutiveProducer - Gareth Henderson, Engineer
© 2011 Jasmine Van den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 2011 Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited
Wally Gagel, Bass Guitar - Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards, Synthesizer - JAMES BROWN, Engineer - Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Rich Costey, Producer, MixingEngineer - Matt Chamberlain, Drums, Percussion - Chris Tombling, Orchestra Leader - Audrey Riley, Strings Conductor, Strings Arranger - Christian Tattersfield, ExecutiveProducer - Birdy, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Alessandro Cortini, Synthesizer - Chris Kasych, AssistantEngineer - Kirk Hellie, Guitar - Alex H.N. Gilbert, ExecutiveProducer - Matthew Donald Berninger, Writer - Aaron Brooking Dessner, Writer
© 2011 Jasmine Van den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 2011 Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited
Presentación del Álbum
On the face of it, the self-titled debut from 15-year-old Birdy, aka Jasmine van den Bogaerde, doesn't seem any different from the hastily assembled cash-in covers albums released every year by the various X Factor alumni. But although its 11 renditions of mostly contemporary songs, many of which could be passed off as originals due to their previous lack of exposure, stick to the tried-and-tested talent show formula, that's where the comparisons end. Indeed, you won't find any karaoke standards or renditions of Miley Cyrus songs here, as this stripped-back collection of lesser-known hits and album tracks reads like a who's who of lo-fi hipster indie rock. The likes of the National's "Terrible Love" and Francis & the Lights' "I'll Never Forget You" offer little deviation from the source material, but for the most part, producers Rich Costey (Muse), James Ford (Arctic Monkeys), and Jim Abiss (Adele) strip the songs down to their bare bones, turning Cherry Ghost's everyman anthem "People Hold the People" into a tender torch song with its stately piano chords and mournful cello, toning down the aggression of the Naked & Famous' synth pop hit "Young Blood" with some muted beats and ethereal twinkling electronica, while somehow turning the already sparse "Shelter" from the xx's Mercury Music Prize winner into an even more skeletal and ghostly affair. As clever and subtle as these reworkings are, it's Birdy's youthful and fragile voice that steals the show, whether it's replicating the multi-layered harmonies of Fleet Foxes' "White Winter Hymnal," providing a poignancy to Bon Iver's "Skinny Love," or showcasing her scale-gliding abilities on the Postal Service's "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight." The gospel-tinged cover of James Taylor's "Fire and Rain," the only track to sound more expansive than the original, feels slightly out of place, while the unremarkable balladry of the only original composition, "Without a Word," suggests she might have to work a little harder on her songwriting skills if she's to avoid becoming a one-trick pony. The whole idea of Birdy sounds like a transparent attempt to court a more credible audience, but thanks to her haunting tones and a tasteful yet compelling production, it impressively avoids being the try-hard affair you'd expect.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
Acerca del álbum
- 1 disco(s) - 11 pista(s)
- Duración total: 00:44:00
- Artistas principales: Birdy
- Sello: Atlantic Records UK
- Género Pop/Rock Rock Alternativa & Indie
© 2011 Jasmine Van den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 2011 Jasmine Van den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited
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