Album: Sun & Moon
Artiste: Karun
Record Label: Motion Image Sound Ltd
Release Date: January 2014
Duration: 56 minutes
Karun formerly of Kenya’s Camp Mulla has released her solo LP titled Sun & Moon.
The 14 track album is divided into two main sounds- Hip Hop/Pop in the first half, and soul in the second half. Thematically, ‘Sun & Moon’ is about a woman burnt by love, on the road to finding herself.
It’s a roller coaster of emotions for Karun on this album, which is similar to the feelings one goes through during a break-up. On ‘Photograph’ she proudly sings about finally finding the strength to move on from her boyfriend. ‘When I look at this picture, I remember how you broke my heart in two. I am not the same as I was before, and I’ve found the strength to walk out of that door. I’m done looking at photos of you’ she sings confidently on the hook of the song.
The ex-fever catches her on ‘Ay oh’ where she admits that she still has a thing for her ex. ‘They can’t seem to shake that voodoo you do’ she sings about her playboy ex who is running around town. Channelling King B, Karun does her best Beyonce impression on ’Rump’ and ’Me, myself, and I’. On the latter, she puts on Beyonce’s heels and delivers an independent track for women. Continue reading.....
After the ’Sun’ interlude, the album steers into soulful territory. The heart wants what the heart wants, so on ’Road trip’ she mounts enough courage to tell her ex that they should try again with a clean slate. ‘Let’s take a road trip for the weekend. See if we can turn this into a perfect start again?’ asks Karun. One striking thing about Karun is that when she goes pop, she reminds you of Beyonce. On the other hand, when she goes to soul, her style is similar to that of Jill Scott and Angie Stone.
‘Back seat’ (Pop) is another soulful treat from the young singer. Imagine her ex-boyfriend did follow her to the park to talk things out. If so, ‘Back Seat (Pop)’ is the sequel. In this track, Karun tells him that he still consumes her thoughts, and he once made her glow. She also confesses to him that he still has her heart. Judging from the next track, her former flame doesn’t give her the answers she wants. On ‘S.O.S’ she gives love one more last shot as she begs him to stay with her, to no avail.
Great pain often leads to great works of art. Using her heartbreak as a source of inspiration, Karun delivers the cornerstone of this album. Backed by brooding piano keys, the songstress has an epiphany that she is the one she needed all along. Now strong enough, she lets go of the pain of her last relationship. ‘Finally my time has come. Finally I am the one. Finally I can be free’ she sings triumphantly on the chorus.
Backed with solid production and good writing skills, Karun has proven that she has what it takes to go solo. Her new album has made her a star that belongs with the sun and the moon. Bringing it back to Nigeria, the sound, artistic direction and production on this album isn’t present in mainstream Nigerian music. Only a few singers like Jodie and Ego have been able to release ....
No comments:
Post a Comment