Ultraviolet
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- Ultraviolet
- 歌手：Kid Sister
- 语种：英语
- 时间：2009年11月
- 公司：Downtown
Chicago's hip-hop newcomer Kid Sister likes to talk up her
girl-next-door appeal in interviews. While it's a safe bet that your
neighbor isn't pals with Kanye West -- his DJ A-trak is Kid Sister's
go-to producer -- "Ultraviolet" is brimming with the artist's
down-to-earth candidness.
A two-time veteran of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Kid
Sister's long-awaited debut is, first and foremost, an upbeat and
futuristic club record. It also showcases her Midwestern work ethic and
sense of humor. Over the ambient, Tangerine Dream-sampling "Let Me
Bang," she's doing her laundry before hitting the dance floor, where
she declares that she likes "to do it nice and slow." But don't get any
ideas. "By that I mean my flow," she clarifies.
Influenced by the fast beats and electronic soul of Chicago house
music, "Ultraviolet" owns a roll-up-your-sleeves form of empowerment,
where respect is earned rather than awarded on sex appeal. The zippy
effects on "Pro Nails" capture the anticipation of a deserved night
out, and on the snappy "Step" she's laughing at her drink-buying
suitors, wondering, "How far anybody really made it with a sex up on
the beach?"
With Southern soul rapper Cee-Lo at her side on "Daydreaming," she
escapes into a psychedelic, synthesized orchestra. "I want to let you
know the meaning of forever," she formidably sings. By that point, it's
hard to imagine anyone telling her no.