Asa - Dead Again EP
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| Asa - Dead Again |
Release Date: 25th August 2014
You could be forgiven for
expecting Asa to be a soft, soulful songstress based on her press pictures and
tone of voice but within seconds of this EP starting you realise that this lady
has bite and attitude as much as she has talent. 'Dead Again' sees Asa give the
world a mouthful as the pounding beats are soothed only by the sweeping strings
and rippling piano notes and that rich, velvety voice shines through. On 'The
One That Never Comes' the Nigerian-French singer reminds me of the mercurial
Ben Harper with a hint of the Tracy Chapman's about her as the soft vocal tones
sing of regret and remorse atop blues guitars and soulful keys. The third and
final track on this collection, 'Satan Be Gone', is perhaps the one that will see
this hugely talented lady propelled in to the limelight via the 6Music/Jools
Holland route. Mixing the pop nous of Kimbra with Beyonce's soul raunch, some
Motown funk and some downright dirty attitude, Asa shows that she is capable of
mixing it with the big girls. Style in abundance but oh so much substance as
well. Keep a close on this one, big things are coming.
More information: http://asa-official.com/
Live Dates:
2nd October - Union Chapel, London