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01) sever
02) drops
03) good worker
04) play
05) in due order
06) idle talk
07) rascal
08) kill
09) goods
01) sever
02) drops
03) good worker
04) play
05) in due order
06) idle talk
07) rascal
08) kill
09) goods
3:58
4:43
4:58
5:15
3:24
4:52
4:46
6:27
5:09
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First Released
2012
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Kin (stylized as kin) is the audiovisual debut album by electronic music project iamamiwhoami, pseudonym of Swedish singer-songwriter Jonna Lee. It was released on 11 June 2012 on iamamiwhoami's label To whom it may concern., distributed by Cooperative Music, a group of independent labels. Formats include digital, CD, LP and DVD. The album's first track "sever" was released digitally on 15 February 2012, followed by the release of each of the album's tracks once every fortnight throughout the spring of 2012. The physical DVD of kin contains all the music videos which play together as a 45-minute film.
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Recently, a glut of self-consciously arty, female-fronted synth-pop projects have been unleashed on the listening public, from web pixie Grimes to fame monster Gaga, Fever Ray to Florence + the Machine.
The vogue finds something of an apotheosis in iamamiwhoami, aka Swedish songwriter Jonna Lee and producer Claes Björklund. They first sparked attention via a cryptic series of anonymous video shorts sent to music bloggers. The bizarrely symbolic clips sparked debate as to their makers, with Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera and even Trent Reznor touted as possibilities. Locks of hair were sent to journalists, awards for ‘innovation’ were won ”“ and therein lays a hitch.
Namely, that iamamiwhoami, taken as a complete package, represents a counter-productive dovetailing of clever-clever marketing and art-school pretension. If your aim is to create mystery around your act, and you’re winner of ‘Best Tease of the Past 12 Months’ on 6 Music, why brag about the fact on your Wikipedia page? An enigma doesn’t become an enigma by telling people repeatedly, at length, that it is, in fact, an enigma.
But we digress ”“ kin, iamamiwhoami’s debut, must be judged on its merits as an album, and it’s a fine if not especially memorable set of off-beam synth-pop tunes. Fellow compatriots spring to mind on tracks like idle talk (The Knife) and goods (Niki & The Dove), while play’s laidback swing recalls the nouveau-RnB of Grimes. Steady tempos and mid-range tones create a pleasant wash of sound, but the airy good taste ultimately becomes a bit of a drag.
As yet another string to Lee’s bow, the album comes with a DVD intended as an integral part of the listening experience. It’s an ambitious concept that yields some arresting images involving yeti-like creatures, but essentially consists of Lee parading around in her bra and pants. So no great shakes there, unfortunately.
It feels sneaky bringing up the fact that Lee’s former musical guise, under her real name, has been described as “KT Tunstall-lite”. But the point is instructive, because while kin is solidly crafted throughout, there’s nothing to justify the lofty artistic conceits surrounding it.
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Kin (stylized as kin) is the audiovisual debut album by electronic music project iamamiwhoami, pseudonym of Swedish singer-songwriter Jonna Lee. It was released on 11 June 2012 on iamamiwhoami's label To whom it may concern., distributed by Cooperative Music, a group of independent labels. Formats include digital, CD, LP and DVD. The album's first track "sever" was released digitally on 15 February 2012, followed by the release of each of the album's tracks once every fortnight throughout the spring of 2012. The physical DVD of kin contains all the music videos which play together as a 45-minute film.
User Album Review
Recently, a glut of self-consciously arty, female-fronted synth-pop projects have been unleashed on the listening public, from web pixie Grimes to fame monster Gaga, Fever Ray to Florence + the Machine.
The vogue finds something of an apotheosis in iamamiwhoami, aka Swedish songwriter Jonna Lee and producer Claes Björklund. They first sparked attention via a cryptic series of anonymous video shorts sent to music bloggers. The bizarrely symbolic clips sparked debate as to their makers, with Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera and even Trent Reznor touted as possibilities. Locks of hair were sent to journalists, awards for ‘innovation’ were won ”“ and therein lays a hitch.
Namely, that iamamiwhoami, taken as a complete package, represents a counter-productive dovetailing of clever-clever marketing and art-school pretension. If your aim is to create mystery around your act, and you’re winner of ‘Best Tease of the Past 12 Months’ on 6 Music, why brag about the fact on your Wikipedia page? An enigma doesn’t become an enigma by telling people repeatedly, at length, that it is, in fact, an enigma.
But we digress ”“ kin, iamamiwhoami’s debut, must be judged on its merits as an album, and it’s a fine if not especially memorable set of off-beam synth-pop tunes. Fellow compatriots spring to mind on tracks like idle talk (The Knife) and goods (Niki & The Dove), while play’s laidback swing recalls the nouveau-RnB of Grimes. Steady tempos and mid-range tones create a pleasant wash of sound, but the airy good taste ultimately becomes a bit of a drag.
As yet another string to Lee’s bow, the album comes with a DVD intended as an integral part of the listening experience. It’s an ambitious concept that yields some arresting images involving yeti-like creatures, but essentially consists of Lee parading around in her bra and pants. So no great shakes there, unfortunately.
It feels sneaky bringing up the fact that Lee’s former musical guise, under her real name, has been described as “KT Tunstall-lite”. But the point is instructive, because while kin is solidly crafted throughout, there’s nothing to justify the lofty artistic conceits surrounding it.
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