REVIEW: Estelle
- Posted on March 31, 2008 4:45 PM
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Estelle feat. Kanye West
American Boy
Review by Natalie Aquilina
Estelle’s been through a fair bit. She has been both adored and ignored by English fans. It can be difficult for a young artist to take. But young Londoner Estelle did what anyone would do in that situation; grabbed a bag and jetted off to the US where the friends are cool and the record deals are sweet.
Estelle has found herself some big time pals – Kanye, WillIam, Legend, Mark Ronson, Wyclef Jean and Gnarls Barkley’s Cee-Lo Green. And all of them have a part to play on her new album Shine.
Kanye lends his vocal stylings to the single, but the attitude is definitely supplied by Estelle’s herself. Bringing it London in the US, I ask can they take it? Spittin words like “wargwan” and “bredrin”. Even Kanye is keeping it UK real, “like a London bloke” in his verse.
Estelle is all kinds of British and won’t change what she says for her American home. But she likes what she sees in America. She wants to go all around and feel every corner. And hey Estelle, I like this song.
You get to hear more of her simple soul voice on this track, kinda Sade in its tone. It has a softness you don’t normally associate with Estelle. Interesting track, interesting move along for Estelle. I think she has shown both the UK and US enough in this stand out track for us all to be interested in her and what she’s bringing in her new album.
Download release March 17th, hardcopy release March 24th.
Related links:
Seatwave's Estelle interview.
Estelle concert tickets.
Kanye West concert tickets.
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