(Lempicka)

East meets west in a powerfully adept debut

Recorded in both Brisbane and in Singapore in August of last year, Honesty is the first release for Singaporean artist Ling Kai on national indie label Lempicka. Featuring six songs of contrasting styles, moods and tones, the EP is a great demonstration of maturity and restraint by the twenty-two year old singer-songwriter. The cheesily-named opener, Facebook Photograph, has no cliché about it, rather a heartbroken, dejected mood driven by a chorus full of pain. Suburbia has a swing-like feel and a lot of sharp, punchy vocals. Overall, Ling Kai’s ear for melody is marvellous and her composition and arranging demure and subtle. Not only is Honesty a flaming torch for the independent Singapore music scene, but it is also the showcase of an artist that promises greater things.

LINDSEY CUTHBERTSON

Comments (2)

1. Written by oTaK, on 07-05-2009 22:15 true enough.. 6 tracks 6 diff styles.. showed juz how hard Ling & her team has worked to produce this masterpiece.. :X     bt pls dont stop here, Ling.. or else u MILLION(s) of fans will be so let down..     u go, gerl!

2. Written by andrewchen120, on 16-08-2009 14:09 Good on you for landing such prestigious gigs and congrats to lempicka records as well for a job well done. Was great to see you in Singapore. Hope to see you coming down to brisbane again!

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