The accomplished, diverse sounds of Kimbra Johnson (for that is her full name) make it hard to believe she is only 21. Drawing comparisons to Nina Simone and Florence + The Machine, her music takes in polished, bouncy pop with Cameo Lover...
...to the Imogen Heap-esque kook of broody number Settle Down.
She's currently heading up a promo campaign in the US with the Settle Down EP, yet she diversifies further with the current (and third) Australasian single Good Intent; a slick film noir of a track with references to harlots and infidelity.
It's a jazzy piece with a spike that's missing from her mainstream soulful contemporary Caro Emerald's output - an edge that has helped propel Kimbra's debut album Vows into the top 5 in both Australia and in her Kiwi homeland.
With features on Miami Horror and Gotye tunes also under her belt, and American promotion well underway, it shouldn't be long until the musky tones of this musical chameleon come wafting onto European shores as well.
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