"That was spontaneous, meant only to be a guide for a real trumpet to be added later, but Costey liked the effect," Kimbra says. Miracle has a celebratory tone, featuring Kimbra doing a giddy vocal horn impersonation, a part she calls the "Jackson 5 moment." The highly-anticipated album, features the new single Miracle. It's what Kimbra Lee Johnson has been aspiring to and working toward since her teen years in her hometown of Hamilton.įront and centre are Kimbra's own considerable talents as a songwriter, musician, programmer, and singer, but crucial are the contributions by a variety of notables, foremost her co-producer Rich Costey (Muse, Foster the People, Franz Ferdinand), who encouraged her to explore her mad-scientist/sonic-collagist instincts. It's at once a dancing record and thinking record, inspired by such diverse musical touchstones as Prince, '70s R&B, '90s pop, and The Mars Volta, but heralding the full arrival of a distinctive artist. It's an album both of youthful exuberance and mature introspection. The Golden Echo album is a vivid, vivacious, and ambitious arc of pop and funk that conveys an array of questions and insights. Watch the "behind-the-scenes" making of the album here. I think that's a really special gift.The Golden Echo is released in New Zealand on Friday August 15. I hope to be an artist who crafts records that fulfill something for people. “Songs In the Key of Life,” is a record that does everything that you want it to do. Stevie Wonder is a master at creating that within pop. I would like to see that more in pop, so I take a lot from that idea of a very dynamic track listing. I love a lot of the way that experimental bands take that attitude. Kimbra: Mars Volta was one of my favorite bands when I was younger and I loved how their records always started with an intense intro. MM: What are the albums that have inspired you to do this? The final song is literally just vocals and it feels like an ultimate statement of directness. I like to think I that I begin to strip away the layers. It becomes more contemplative toward the end, which most of my records have done. Kimbra: There is definitely an arc to this one.
MM: With this new album, do you feel the need to round it out into an emotional arc?
They will follow down crazy avenues and, even if they don't like it, they will feel the authenticity about it. You can gain their trust if you really bare yourself, and then you can find a way to lead them wherever you want.
But again, I really believe in the emotional connection with the audience. Kimbra: Of course there's expectation, right? They have an idea of who I am and they come to the show thinking I’m going to play certain songs. MM: Do you find yourself battling with your audience's perception of you versus your own perception of yourself?
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