Posted by psych at July 13th, 2007

She is so damn awesome I can’t even begin to describe what she is and how she sounds like. She’s a singer. And I literally just listened to her cd four times over. Every song makes sense and speaks to you in distinct ways. I can’t explain it. It just is so amazingly good.

THANK YOU AZNGEEK. I’m sure I thanked you before but this deserves one here. First of all thanks for introducing me to her music. The cd pwned the mp3’s. Mainly because I was missing a few and it sounds so, so much better. Shes hot too. That helps a whole lot. Not typical looks but shes definitely uber attractive. My god. Such an overlooked Kiwi.

Album cover from Wiki. Its probably cprighted but since when has that stopped anyone eh. It had to be this pic or no other.

Seriously, check out her stuff. Buy her album if you can find it. Worship the ground she stands on. Zomgness. Her lyrics mix contemporary stuff with like fantastic wordplay that means so much when you get it. She’s on youtube too. So check that out too. Many Christian references but nothing overpowering. More like snippets here and there that kinda hold it together. It’s basically for anyone who likes slow soully calming awesome awesome stuff. Some great lyrics:

I just spoke silence with the seeker next to me
She had a heart with hesitant, halting speech
That turned to mine and asked belligerently
“What do I live for?”

I see the scars of searches everywhere I go
From hearts to wars to literature to radio
There’s a question like a shame no one will show
“What do I live for?”

We are Hosea’s wife
We are squandering this life
Using people like ladders and words like knives

Then comes the awesome chorus. Did I mention her voice is like freagin amazing. So good it makes me sad that she will probably never come to Malaysia. Damnit.

Album’s name belongs to a girl in Rwanda who met Brooke on her trip there. Good story behind that too.

Haha. Not really an impartial or insightful review. Mainly because I can’t dissect her music and tell you stuff about it. Not impossible probably but it works for me to just listen to all the songs and let them do the talking. In this genre(whatever it is), she is definitely one of the friggin best. No favourites or anything.

Go support her already!

pSyCh

-ps: can’t find any of her albums here. her first or this one. props to azngeek for sending it over from aucklando. Think I’ll repay him with some Siti Nurhaliza albums asap. Erm. Not?