Song of the Week- I
Want It All by Karmin, from the album Pulses
Truth be told when I first heard Karmin’s latest single I
Want It All I thought the group had gone a little downhill, as the song didn’t quite
capture my attention. Yet on subsequent listens the song has quickly become one
of those tunes that I struggle to get out of my head. Lyrically the song
focuses on singer Amy Heidemann singing of how this person gets her excited and
how she just wants one more night with them, because she wants it all. The
lyrics are simple but catchy with an easily accessible chorus, but the
strongest part of the song definitely has to be the ‘da da da’ hook that
underpins the song and which keeps you interested in the track the whole way
through. Whilst the disco and funk tinged sound is a current trend at the
moment, the song doesn’t feel like the group are just selling out to follow a
trend, instead having a thoroughly sophisticated edge that is vibrant and fun
to listen to. The songs disco pop sound also acts as the perfect production for
Heidemann’s smooth vocals, which convey this sense of equal parts warm and
sweet with equal parts flirty and confident to great effect. What’s more, the
song also marks a nice variation in the group’s typical style in that the track
lacks any rapping from Heidemann. But this isn’t a bad thing, as whilst
Heidemann’s rapping is slick and fun, she also has a strong, charismatic voice,
and so this song shows a different side of the group and perhaps highlights
that their upcoming album Pulses will be filled with diversity. I Want It All isn’t
what you would normally expect from Karmin, but it is really fun and just
becomes catchier with every listen, and I just hope that the group keep this
level of sophisticated, slick music going with the rest of their album.
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