Kristina Train has released a brand new video for her latest single, "Lose you Tonight," the third single taken from American pop/soul singer/songwriter's her long-awaited follow-up, "Dark Black" and the stylish video was shot in New York from where she hails. When it comes to Train's album "Dark Blue," it was love at first listen for us. The dark haired beauty's collection of instant pop classics has placed high on our list of the best releases of 2012.
Back in 2009, Train's debut album "Spilt Milk" came and went without leaving much in the way of a trace. Part the new Norah Jones, part the latest Amy Winehouse clone, the 30-year-old New Yorker, who has lived in London since 2011, eclipsed neither and that very much seemed to be that. But it turns out she's made of stronger stuff. Others in her position may have decided that a lifetime of asking customers what topping they'd like on their pizza beckoned. Instead, in the three years Train took to lick her wounds, she switched labels, she ditched anything resembling jazz and she developed songwriting relationships with Ed Harcourt, Cherry Ghost's Simon Aldred and, most significantly Martin "M. Craft" Craft. The results are startling.
The Jazz influenced sound of her debut isn't all that apparent on "Dark Black" with Train opting instead for a more soulful pop sound. Blessed with a crystal-clear voice which exudes addictive grief, Train coats her despair in twinkling, edgy tunes. The combination makes her not just a voice of real, believable depth, but a genuine contender, too. Her sounds battered by life at every turn. The sound may be 21st century - she's certainly not retro - but while her multi-layered richness takes her beyond genre, her emotion and that believability indicate soul at its deepest and most timeless.
"Dark Black," is a grower and the more you listen to it, the more rewarding you'll find the record. An extraordinary record. The mid-tempo and echo-laden "Lose You Tonight" seems to be propelled by a melancholy harp, which finds the singer lamenting 'we always try, never seem to get it right, running out of time, I don't want to lose you tonight' as she clings on to a relationship that doesn't seem to be working. Enjoy the black and white video for "Lose You Tonight" below.
Back in 2009, Train's debut album "Spilt Milk" came and went without leaving much in the way of a trace. Part the new Norah Jones, part the latest Amy Winehouse clone, the 30-year-old New Yorker, who has lived in London since 2011, eclipsed neither and that very much seemed to be that. But it turns out she's made of stronger stuff. Others in her position may have decided that a lifetime of asking customers what topping they'd like on their pizza beckoned. Instead, in the three years Train took to lick her wounds, she switched labels, she ditched anything resembling jazz and she developed songwriting relationships with Ed Harcourt, Cherry Ghost's Simon Aldred and, most significantly Martin "M. Craft" Craft. The results are startling.
The Jazz influenced sound of her debut isn't all that apparent on "Dark Black" with Train opting instead for a more soulful pop sound. Blessed with a crystal-clear voice which exudes addictive grief, Train coats her despair in twinkling, edgy tunes. The combination makes her not just a voice of real, believable depth, but a genuine contender, too. Her sounds battered by life at every turn. The sound may be 21st century - she's certainly not retro - but while her multi-layered richness takes her beyond genre, her emotion and that believability indicate soul at its deepest and most timeless.
"Dark Black," is a grower and the more you listen to it, the more rewarding you'll find the record. An extraordinary record. The mid-tempo and echo-laden "Lose You Tonight" seems to be propelled by a melancholy harp, which finds the singer lamenting 'we always try, never seem to get it right, running out of time, I don't want to lose you tonight' as she clings on to a relationship that doesn't seem to be working. Enjoy the black and white video for "Lose You Tonight" below.
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