Natalie Prass has stepped out of the shadows after back up singing for too many artist with her self entitled debut album Natalie Prass. Her jazz tinged soul-pop album really shows off Natalie's strange and wonderful voice. A voice that really deserves to be the main attraction for once. The Nashville singer has quite delicate vocals, which you would think would be drowned out by the strong, brass sounding backing track that is all over this album, but surprisingly there is just enough contrast to make it work.
The whole album is full of wonderful contrast like in the lyrics in songs like Bird of Prey and Violently are dark and a little bit twisted but Natalie sings them in a lighter than air, graceful fashion that creates a melancholic masterpiece. The album is also just a little bit retro, taking from artists like Dusty Springfield and Dionne Warwick but with a less heavy vocals.
In this case Natalie's soft voice has worked in her favor but it leaves room to wonder if some of the songs would have a better delivery if only she could truly belt the lyrics out. Even with her limits Natalie seems to perform vocal acrobatics throughout the album with her clear crystal like voice which more than makes up for the lack of weight.
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