Kim Kline
Self-titled
promo EP
BMG Music
Publishing
Genre: singer / songwriter,
pop/rock
June 2006 |
As infectious and radio-friendly as you can get,
Kim Kline is the latest female singer / songwriter to be shopped
around the major label spectrum of publishers and producers. This
four-song EP is the latest work of hers to be dispersed among popular
media types, and it shows tons of promise - but in a mainstream that's
sort of drifted away from this type of hard-working performer, will
Kline really be able to carve out a niche for herself? She's got
the look, for sure, and these songs are catchy pop anthems with a
deliberate rock edge. "Misunderstood" is zippy alt rock with a guitar
lick that sounds oddly familiar (I think a similar song, with male
vocals, was on an American Pie soundtrack or something), while
"Karma" begins with an RCHP-esque guitar lick before moving into
some Lavigne-cum-Amanda Marshall girl rock. Energetic
"Inside" is likely the EP's highlight; it's got an effective (though
familiar) chorus that should find favour with any rebellious teenage
girl ("I'm crying, I'm dying/On the inside/I'm falling, I'm
drowning/On the inside/I'm lying, denying/On the inside..."). In
summary, this is all nice, inoffensive pop/rock - but Kim Kline's
success will rely more on marketing than quality of music I'd say. All
the power to you, Kim.
75%
Fun Fact: Kim Kline's
studio history reads like a who's who of big industry names, with
connections to Janet Jackson, Gwen Stefani, Pink,
Christina Aguilera, and more.
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 4 tracks,
promotional,
released 2006] |