Nellie McKay: ¿Por qué Nellie McKay?

viernes, 25 de julio de 2008

¿Por qué Nellie McKay?

Amy T. Zielinski

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Porque Nellie McKay es una cantante difícil de definir... o fácil: es Nellie McKay.
Porque sus canciones son... esencialmente suyas.
Porque su voz para quien la escucha es como el péndulo para el hipnotizado: te hace olvidar el mundo exterior.
Y porque su poca repercusión en España no hace mérito a su gran talento.

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Anónimo dijo...: Es verdad. Hay que reconocerlo y hay que joderse, esta chica es buenísima. He preguntado en un par de tiendas de discos y no la conocen.; 11 de diciembre de 2008 a las 13:02

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“An old pop soul in her ability to draw so effortlessly on a remarkable range of styles... one of the most intriguing (new) arrivals.”
Los Angeles Times

“The one thing certain about Ms. McKay is the size and range of her talent.”
The New York Times

“Nellie McKay is a Golden Child. And she knows it.”
Village Voice

“Nellie McKay is so original, she's practically invented her own genre: neo-retro-mellow-fury pop...”
Elle Magazine

“Ambitious, intriguing and clever... her poetic delivery is uncanny and spot-on. McKay casts herself as a Doris Day-like character who is traveling through her very own valley of the dolls.”
Billboard Magazine

“With a spirit and honesty that positively bewitch, McKay sizzles like Lena Horne, coos like Doris Day, scats like Ella... a refreshing change of pace from much of what's being cranked out these days in the name of pop.”
Chicago Sun-Times

"Nellie McKay may be the sole member of her generation — musician or not — to cherish the sustained, warbling soprano style that was once a staple of Hollywood and Broadway musicals.....Ms. McKay has picked up not just antique musical styles, but also a tone that’s even more elusive: arch but amiable, with teeth behind the giggles."
The New York Times

“McKay is one of those talents who leave you holding your breath in anticipation of what could be next.”
Blender Magazine

“Maybe now is just the right time for Nellie McKay to take over the world.”
Performing Songwriter

“Nellie is a character from a J.D. Salinger story, an old soul who was born to charm”
Jane Magazine

“This supremely gifted, charming and darkly funny New York oddball has all the makings of the first great singer-songwriter of the young century.”
The Washington Post

“It's clear that Ms. McKay is a talent to be reckoned with.”
Boston Globe

“Whether she's singing about getting blasted on gin, bashing President George W. Bush, lamenting the death of her cat or roasting misogynists, her songs are infectiously catchy.”
Reuters

“She looked like a 1940's movie star, banged the piano like a whirlybird, sang like Doris Day and penned couplets as divine as Cole Porter's.”
New York Observer

“A blond pixie with a tart tongue and pink chiffon dress, McKay makes witty, issue-oriented music that bridges the vintage sounds of Tin Pan Alley and the subversive sensibilities of the East Village Thanks to her, the Great American Songbook has a living, breathing present as well as a glorious past.”
Boston Globe

“(Stylistically) McKay is like a living, breathing White Album.”
Time Out New York

viernes, 25 de julio de 2008

¿Por qué Nellie McKay?

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