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Those looking to satisfy a sweet-toothed craving for pop music should sink their teeth into this debut, which introduces Lenka as one of 2008's strongest newcomers. Horns, cellos, violas, keyboards, and vibraphones share equal space here, creating a sound that's at once lushly elegant and bubbly commercial. Having already cut her teeth with the Decoder Ring, Lenka now asserts herself as a competent vocalist and songwriter, penning three of the album's tracks while co-writing the remaining eight. "The Show," "Bring Me Down," and "Trouble Is a Friend" all brim with the cleverly crafted hooks of a Max Martin composition, and Lenka's fondness for internal rhyme helps tighten her phrases into concentrated balls of pop melody. The results are pure radio gold, perhaps alarmingly so, but Lenka's voice helps bring a sense of playfulness to what might otherwise be an exercise in all too perfect pop music. Singing in her endearing Australian accent, she shifts between the breathy sighs of "Don't Let Me Fall" and the measured, innocent confidence of "Like a Song." Quiet piano chords and a sparse trumpet riff provide the instrumental backing for the latter tune, and "Like a Song" shows that Lenka still shines when the thick instrumental padding is stripped away, making this candy-coated debut that much sweeter.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
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Lenka, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lenka Kripac, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, Vocal - Sean Hurley, Bass - Stuart Brawley, Producer, Arranger, Bells, Organ, Piano, Recording Engineer - Jason Reeves, Composer, Lyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Shari Sutcliffe, Project Coordinator - Danny Levin, Trombone, Trumpet - Joe Corcoran, Guitar, Programmer, Recording Engineer - Nicole Harding, Project Coordinator - Fiona Brawley, Assistant Engineer - Lester Nuby, Drums
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Lenka, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lenka Kripac, Composer, Lyricist, Vocal - Sean Hurley, Bass - Stuart Brawley, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Timpani - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Shari Sutcliffe, Project Coordinator - Danny Levin, Trombone, Trumpet - Joe Corcoran, Guitar, Percussion, Recording Engineer - Nicole Harding, Project Coordinator - Fiona Brawley, Assistant Engineer - Lester Nuby, Drums
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Lenka, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kevin Salem, Mixing Engineer - Pierre Marchand, Producer, Engineer - Mike Farrell, Composer, Lyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Pierre Girard, Engineer - Jean-Philippe Goncalves, Drums - Pascal Shefteshy, Engineer - Dan Thouin, Organ, Piano - Maxime Saint Pierre, Horn - Francois Plante, Bass
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Lenka, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Zac Rae, Keyboards, Piano - David Campbell, Arranger - Lenka Kripac, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Programmer, Bass - Armen Garabedian, Violin - Matt Funes, Viola - Larry Corbett, Cello - Joel Derouin, Violin - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Thomas "Tawgs" Salter, Composer, Lyricist - Aaron Sterling, Drums - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Mario DeLeon, Violin - Roland Kato, Viola - Tereza Stanislav, Violin - Philip Vaiman, Violin
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Lenka, Composer, Lyricist, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kevin Salem, Mixing Engineer - Pierre Marchand, Producer, Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Pierre Girard, Engineer - Jean-Philippe Goncalves, Drums - Pascal Shefteshy, Engineer - Dan Thouin, Organ, Piano - Maxime Saint Pierre, Horn - Francois Plante, Bass
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Lenka, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Zac Rae, Keyboards - Mark Goldenberg, Bass - Kevin Griffin, Composer, Lyricist - John Alagia, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Mixing Engineer - Lenka Kirpac, Composer, Lyricist - Brian MacLeod, Drums - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Brian Scheuble, Engineer - Brad Conrad, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Howie Day, AssociatedPerformer - Lenka, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Zac Rae, Keyboards - Lenka Kripac, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Bass - Keefus Ciancia, Keyboards - Billy Mohler, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Burns, Composer, Lyricist - Joey Waronker, Drums - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Engineer - Adam Hawkins, Engineer - Brent Arrowood, Assistant Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Jolie Levine, Project Coordinator - Danny Levin, Trumpet
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Lenka, Keyboards, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Zac Rae, Keyboards - Lenka Kripac, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Electric Guitar, Programmer, Bass - Keefus Ciancia, Keyboards - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Luis Conte, Percussion - Thomas "Tawgs" Salter, Composer, Lyricist - Danny Levin, Trumpet - Trevor Lawrence Jr., Drums
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Lenka, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lenka Kripac, Composer, Lyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Jason Lader, Producer, Engineer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Lenka, Piano, Vibraphone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Lenka Kripac, Composer, Lyricist - Kevin Salem, Mixing Engineer - Pierre Marchand, Producer, Accordion, Engineer, Bass - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Pierre Girard, Engineer - Pascal Shefteshy, Engineer, Guitar - Maxime Saint Pierre, Trumpet
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Lenka, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Lenka Kripac, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Electric Guitar, Programmer, Bass - Keefus Ciancia, Keyboards - Billy Mohler, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Burns, Composer, Lyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Trevor Lawrence Jr., Drums
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Lenka, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Elizondo, Producer - Wally Gagel, Composer - Xandy Barry, Composer - Adam Hawkins, Engineer - Brent Arrowood, Assistant Engineer - Jolie Levine, Coordinator
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Lenka, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lenka Kripac, Composer, Lyricist - Kevin Salem, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Thomas "Tawgs" Salter, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Lenka, Glockenspiel, Keyboards, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jeremiah Green, Composer - Isaac Brock, Composer, Lyricist - Eric Judy, Composer - Kevin Salem, Producer, Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Bass - Jane Scarpentoni, Cello - Rich Mercurio, Drums, Percussion
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Lenka, Composer, Lyricist, Glockenspiel, Keyboards, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kevin Salem, Producer, Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Bass - Jane Scarpentoni, Cello - Rich Mercurio, Drums, Percussion
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Lenka, Glockenspiel, Keyboards, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kevin Salem, Producer, Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Bass - Jane Scarpentoni, Cello - M Ward, Composer - Rich Mercurio, Drums, Percussion
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Lenka, Glockenspiel, Keyboards, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Lenka Kripac, Composer, Lyricist - Kevin Salem, Producer, Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Bass - Billy Mohler, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Burns, Composer, Lyricist - Jane Scarpentoni, Cello - Rich Mercurio, Drums, Percussion
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Those looking to satisfy a sweet-toothed craving for pop music should sink their teeth into this debut, which introduces Lenka as one of 2008's strongest newcomers. Horns, cellos, violas, keyboards, and vibraphones share equal space here, creating a sound that's at once lushly elegant and bubbly commercial. Having already cut her teeth with the Decoder Ring, Lenka now asserts herself as a competent vocalist and songwriter, penning three of the album's tracks while co-writing the remaining eight. "The Show," "Bring Me Down," and "Trouble Is a Friend" all brim with the cleverly crafted hooks of a Max Martin composition, and Lenka's fondness for internal rhyme helps tighten her phrases into concentrated balls of pop melody. The results are pure radio gold, perhaps alarmingly so, but Lenka's voice helps bring a sense of playfulness to what might otherwise be an exercise in all too perfect pop music. Singing in her endearing Australian accent, she shifts between the breathy sighs of "Don't Let Me Fall" and the measured, innocent confidence of "Like a Song." Quiet piano chords and a sparse trumpet riff provide the instrumental backing for the latter tune, and "Like a Song" shows that Lenka still shines when the thick instrumental padding is stripped away, making this candy-coated debut that much sweeter.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:36
- Main artists: Lenka
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2008 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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