{"id":16682,"date":"2018-11-07T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T17:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=16682"},"modified":"2018-11-15T15:32:25","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T23:32:25","slug":"new-music-revue-kinnie-starrs-new-album-leaves-much-to-be-desired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2018\/11\/07\/new-music-revue-kinnie-starrs-new-album-leaves-much-to-be-desired\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>New Music Revue<\/em>: Kinnie Starr&#8217;s new album leaves much to be desired"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kinnie-Starr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16683 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kinnie-Starr-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kinnie-Starr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kinnie-Starr-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kinnie-Starr-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kinnie-Starr-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kinnie-Starr-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kinnie-Starr-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kinnie-Starr.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kinnie Starr<br \/>\n<i>Feed the Fire<br \/>\n<\/i>(Aporia Records)<br \/>\n3\/5<\/p>\n<p><i>Feed the Fire,\u00a0<\/i>hip-hop\/alt-rock artist Kinnie Starr\u2019s eighth album, leaves much to be desired in its artistry.<\/p>\n<p>The title track is a powerful, ambient, anthemic opener that may be the only track I would voluntarily listen to again. \u201cI\u2019m Ready\u201d harnesses arena pop, the theatrical choreography almost audible. \u201cWe Are Sky\u201d pairs spoken word with a reverberating ballad and sends the listener off with a grand farewell.<\/p>\n<p>Starr has incorporated more heavy instrumentation and synthetic sounds on this album. It\u2019s well produced and a variety of genres have been blended effectively.\u00a0Although the technical boxes are ticked, the songs on this album are held back by shallow songwriting and they fall flat, failing to keep the interest of the listener.<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics are bare-bones and, at times, lack creativity. Although some listeners may appreciate the bluntness of Starr\u2019s messages, there\u2019s nothing on this album that makes me want to hear it again.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Correction: We previously said Starr was from Toronto and Vancouver and this is her ninth album; in fact, she&#8217;s from neither and\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>this is her eighth album. We also indicated this was a change toward electronic music when in fact she&#8217;s been playing electronic music for years. We apologize for the mistakes.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kinnie Starr Feed the Fire (Aporia Records) 3\/5 Feed the Fire,\u00a0hip-hop\/alt-rock artist Kinnie Starr\u2019s eighth album, leaves much to be desired in its artistry. The title track is a powerful, ambient, anthemic opener that may be the only track I would voluntarily listen to again. \u201cI\u2019m Ready\u201d harnesses arena pop, the theatrical choreography almost audible. 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