In name, nature (and track number!), no one reigns quite as ‘Heavy’ as Christina Novelli! Promising much at ‘23’s outset, she quickly delivered with her Paul Oakenfold and Richard Durand team-ups. However, it’s the English singer/songwriter’s new solo standalone material that’s garnered the greatest fire. That reaches its first summation today, as she completes her ‘Heavy EP’ with the floor-flooring,
‘Memories’.
‘Heavy’ largely concerns itself with matters of the heart, however it’s how Christina frames and delivers her stories that make them so draw-you-in immersive.
Love is rarely a clean-cut affair and when it comes to reflecting that, the EP’s title track isn’t pulling any punches - emotional or otherwise. It does however 180 the traditional ‘if you love something, set it free’ viewpoint - switching it from liberator, to the recently liberated. For every tonal yin on ‘Heavy’, there’s a yang waiting just around the corner, and ‘We’re Home’ brings the EP something far more ‘together-forever’ in message.
“I’m lost without you … but don’t you dare take me back” sings Christina on her most recent single, ‘Black Heart’. Flipping the conventional break-up script, her lyrics lay bare a tale that as searingly introspective as they come. The ‘Heavy EP’ concludes with brand new track ‘Memories’ and those picturing a lamentation on love will need to check twice! Themed around the power of reflection, its elevating synths and optimistic tone kisses the EP off in the most elevating of manners.
‘Heavy’s emotional jigsaw completes today - find Christina Novelli’s masterpiece on all good sales and streaming platforms here.
‘Heavy EP’ tracklist:
01: Christina Novelli ‘Heavy’
02: Christina Novelli ‘We’re Home’
03: Christina Novelli ‘Black Heart’
04: Christina Novelli ‘Memories’
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[item value="10"]Basslines and Groove[/item]
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[item value="10"]Intensity, Drive and Energy[/item]
[item value="10"]Sound-design and Arrangement[/item]
[item value="10"]Overall Atmosphere[/item]
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[item value="10"]Emotional affinity and heartfelt moments[/item]
[item value="10"]Originality and Inventiveness[/item]
[item value="10"]Radio Friendly[/item]
[item value="10"]Vocals & lyrics[/item]
[item value="10"]You can’t get this memorable track out of your head[/item]
[item value="10"]It has potential to become an anthem or a classic[/item]
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"] Christina Novelli is one of the most accomplished artist in the electronic music scene. She is not only great singer but also DJ herself and label owner too. Her music always has great message to communicate with his fans and offer them some sense of hope and resolution to the problem. Previously we have done reviews about the 3 tracks already released from the Heavy EP. Heavy, We're Home and Black Heart have been praised and support about their brilliant lyrics and big euphoric melodies that offer the needed resolution for the troubled stories that Christina narrates in her songs. The only track not released yet is Memories. 130 BPM energetic proglifter with heavy basslines, raw kicks, metallic drums and fantastic synthy melodies. Once again the vocals will touch the listener and will be hard not to connect them with some personal stories that we have gone through! Vocal trance at its best! #PureGold Love IT[/content]
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