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Post by orange55 on Aug 1, 2023 11:02:48 GMT
Brooke Coombe - Black is the New Gold open.qobuz.com/album/ezactedc2kifcI wanted to bring something new to the album choice this month. This is Brooke Combe's first album released earlier this year. From Edinburgh she has won Best Female Breakthrough artists at the 2021 Scottish Music Awards, she is a singer-singer writer and has a mature voice. In my view the album is full of good tracks, obviously I would say that as it is my choice. Nice use of reverb throughout, if you like that kind of thing, and well recorded. Probably not surprising, I find the weakest track on the album is actually the one she released as a single, 'Miss Me Now', all a bit non-descript compared to the other tracks. Enjoy!
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Post by MartinT on Aug 1, 2023 12:04:23 GMT
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Post by Tim on Aug 2, 2023 10:19:54 GMT
I gave it a quick go, but it's really not my thing, so I won't vote as I didn't listen to it all, just skipped through.
Agree about Miss Me Now too, but understand why it was a single as it's the most poppy mainstream song on the album, which is probably why we don't like it! |
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 2, 2023 15:47:03 GMT
Not bad, especially as I'm particular about female vocals
More listening required
I'll be back
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Post by MartinT on Aug 2, 2023 19:10:07 GMT
Powerful voice, solid production. Very compressed recording which makes the peaks unpleasant. Made for the ear bud generation.
I think she has promise. Give her Joss Stone's production values and see how far she goes.
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Post by rfan8312 on Aug 2, 2023 19:23:32 GMT
Pretty good and the vocals have not turned me away. Cool voice in fact. Will be interesting to see where this goes. Will vote after a few more listens.
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Post by ajski2fly on Aug 3, 2023 14:45:22 GMT
When I first listened to the opening tracks I could not put my finger on who the vocals reminded me of and then I realised it is Elles Bailey mixed with some Joss Stone. There is something else in the voice as well which I can't quite put my finger on, its the way in which she elongates the notes and slightly bends them, reminds me of another singer, maybe Amy Winehouse. Brooke Coombe has a more of blue/soul/RNB twist on her presentation IMO but it is not far way from the aforementioned. The songs are quite samey to other artists IMO, I think if she can find her own unique style then she could become a star, I expect we will hear more of her. But for now she gets a 3/3 from me. She is touring Up North for 6 nights in November, and one night in Bright and the last night in London at Dingwalls. www.ticketmaster.co.uk/brooke-combe-tickets/artist/5343904 |
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 3, 2023 15:46:08 GMT
The vocals let it down for me
Ok to start, would I come to like her ? -then slightly annoying
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Post by John on Aug 5, 2023 4:15:35 GMT
Like Tim not what I listen too. I actually enjoy her voice and agree about the mix letting it down. Not really fair for me to vote.
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Post by Slinger on Aug 7, 2023 12:52:19 GMT
A generous 3/5 from me. I thought it rather ordinary. She's got a decent enough voice, but so have many others, and there's really nothing to lift her above the pack.
"Miss Me Now" would probably make a decent Eurovision entry for someone.
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Post by petea on Nov 2, 2023 12:45:46 GMT
Nice voice and production, relationship soul ballads are not really my thing. Just Okay and so 3/5.
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