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From: Indie-Music.com http://www.indie-music.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=7427 Artist: Rod Kim Rod Kim is a unique artist. While other singers sometimes find themselves abandoning their artistic vision in hopes of pleasing the listener, Kim avoids the same mistake. "I set out to make an album that I would like," admits the multi-instrumentalist,"“without thinking if anyone else would." This attitude inevitably has ups and downs. The ups: the finished product is truly Kim’s vision of quirky pop with a ping-pong of vocal interplay sprinkled throughout the album. The downs: at times said vision gets a little carried away and loses the listener. The opening track, "Give Me a Fairytale," holds promise of a fun radio hit, but once the refrain hits, I couldn’t help but get a little cross-eyed trying to decipher which of Kim’s voice carried the lead line. However, the gentle march of "She Will Never Love Me" is a delight to the ear with Kim’s tender voice marinating in piano and infectious drums. Kim isn’t afraid to venture into his falsetto, a courageous move that at times adds a perfect element of surprise. This guy definitely has a notable range, it just needs a little refining when he goes into the higher register and loses its focus. Kim’s producing talents shine on "Lead Me to Believe," where synths are delicately dispersed over a touching ballad, and on "Held Together," by far the album’s strongest track, we hear a different side of Kim. Suddenly he’s an acoustic storyteller with a full band joining in after the refrain worthy of a crowd sing-along. On A Fortunate Consequence, Rod Kim makes an intriguingly mixed impression, but one thing’s for certain: he does have a vision. With some time and polish, I believe this vision will be something noteworthy. |
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