| Naim, Yael / Older |
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| Album: | Older | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Naim, Yael | Added: | Aug 2016 | |
| Label: | Tôt Ou Tard | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2016-09-05 | Pull Date: | 2016-11-07 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Nov 13 | Nov 6 | Oct 30 | Oct 23 | Oct 16 | Oct 9 | Oct 2 | Sep 25 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 21, 2018: | Melange Coward | 4. | Mar 09, 2017: | Melange Ima | |
| 2. | Sep 12, 2017: | Waste FM Dream In My Head | 5. | Dec 29, 2016: | Melange Coward | |
| 3. | Mar 23, 2017: | Melange Walk Walk | 6. | Nov 08, 2016: | What's Not to Love? I Walk Until |
| Album Review |
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| Margy Kahn Reviewed 2016-08-31 | ||
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Yael Naim, born in 1978 in Paris to Sephardic Jews from Tunisia who emigrated to Israel; Singer/songwriter sings mostly in English; sometimes also in French and Hebrew; has a sound and style somewhat similar to the Ibeyi sisters (from Paris and Cuba); serious existentialism of lyrics contrast with mostly light arrangements and strong rhythm; lots of variety here; truly lovely No FCC's; Favorite tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 8 *1-- I walk until (3:01) – in English – “I walk until teardrops” – beautiful accompaniment – andante with effervescent percussion 2- Make a child (3:25) – soft rock with high soprano lyrics and floaty accompaniment; 3—Dream in my head (4:34) – starts out with blues-y beat; mysterious existential lyrics *4 – Coward (4:28) – interesting art song – sung poetry with ethereal harmony 5-Trapped (3:34) – channeling a little Janis here *6- Ima (3:34) – Hebrew, Creole, and English lyrics about origin of life; sweet, quiet, pointillist *7 – Walk walk (2:36) – rhythmic, light, bouncy with clapping and harmony *8- Take me down (3:14) – modern feminist love song 9- older (3:18) –impressions of aging, with a light touch, but sad too 10-meme iren song (3:05) – background speaking voices to evocative piece about life passing | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | I Walk Until | 6. | Ima | |||
| 2. | Make A Child | 7. | Walk Walk | |||
| 3. | Dream In My Head | 8. | Take Me Down | |||
| 4. | Coward | 9. | Older | |||
| 5. | Trapped | 10. | Meme Iren Song |