Kama Linden Releases A Personal and Pop Riddled Album
A wonderfully woven album from Kama Linden gives off what I would consider to be a beautiful blend of contemporary pop, lighthearted rock, and cinematic undertone, all weaving together throughout the record's course.
Throughout the album's unfolding, you get a lot of pieces of the artist yourself. This is one of the most brilliant aspects of it.
A lot of these songs come from personal spaces, so you end up holding on to the character that comes with that.
It's not often you get a record packed with inner thought that comes out for all to soak in, but this one is done with such a personal approach that you want to hear where the songs go.
A lot of the Everything In Good Time record gives off a tonal warmth that is inviting to say the very least.
What's more is that the record is actually quite diverse in its songwriting.
The album opens up with the title track, and this one has some of that light-hearted pop-rock undertone with electric guitars, piano, which is very evident in a lot of the songs, and robust vocals that feel semi-theatrical and kind of jump out at you.
Kama Linden is clearly an artist who knows how to blend in a lot of that pop overtone when she's writing music. Her choruses are usually really catchy and can bounce around in your head for hours or even days after the songs have ended.
She's not afraid to combine elements of vulnerability with that pop without pushing them too far.
Nothing about this is really overdone; instead, it is balanced, so that you're paying attention to the lyrics and the stories, but you're also getting those hooks embedded in your brain at the same time.
She's also amazing at lyrical phrasing and squeezing a lot of words into one measure, which makes for an enticing pop approach.
This song itself works amazingly to introduce the record, simply because it gives you some of the staples that you're going to hear throughout the rest of the release.
Having said that, this is not a record that you skip around. This is best listened to from start to finish.
There are more than a few surprises around its corners, and it definitely gets eclectic when it wants to.
Listening to one or two tracks might give you a bit of an idea, but will not give you anywhere near the full spectrum of what the entire record provides.
Songs like "You're On Video" feed deeper into some of those pop attributes, especially at those choruses, also giving you some rock guitars in the background and fun percussion that kind of gives it more flavor and brightens it up.
Meanwhile, songs like "You're Love Hurts" feel more like power ballads that were released in the mid-80s. They rock, they have edginess to them, but they're powerful in terms of their emotional pull.
It is songs like this one that really hit hard and start showing different sides of the Artist as a person and as a songwriter as well.
As I mentioned before, this is quite a diverse and eclectic record; however, the entire thing sounds totally confluent. Everything fits together like puzzle pieces somehow, and she tells her story as well.
"She's Gone Country" shows more of a fun, almost whimsical side of her, along with showcasing some branching out in different directions and being unafraid to showcase different styles of songwriting on one record.
This is something I also adored, simply because again, there are surprises that kind of keep you on your toes throughout this release.
I think we need that when we're listening to an album like this. We need to be a bit surprised. Still, the songs definitely have that beautifully and tastefully done pop aesthetic to them.
This is an album that can be a little more fun or humorous, whimsical or a bit outside the box, but it can also be serious, personal, and leaning heavily on some genuine emotional backbone.
You can tell there are a lot of songs that came from real places here, and I like that she shows all these different sides of her personality on one album.
It just feels very satiating.
Tracks like "Make Room for Mama 2020" absolutely give off blues-rock tonalities and approaches, deep grooves, fun guitar work, and vocals with soul.
Her vocal performance throughout this whole thing is pretty big. She is never over the top, like I mentioned before, but she always gives songs heart along with catchy hooks and some brilliant melodies during verses.
This is a record with a lot to chew on, and I suggest listening to it again, from start to finish in one shot. Then you get the full stories and the full range of how the record is layered, the perspective she's coming from, and the personality attributes she delivers.
It's been a while since I've heard a record with this much artist presence but this is definitely packed full of it.
So, kick back and check this record out as soon as you can because it's well worth your time.
Just start with the first song and go all the way down through. This way, you can see exactly what I mean.
