Colette, first lady of Om, delivers another stunning album. This one shies a bit away from dance with a trip-hop number featuring rapper Black Spade and a remix of "Think You Want It" that also descends into trip-hop. Her voice is what stuns me the most though, because we know she's got it with production and mixing. "Call It Out," for instance, is a track where her voice really shines as she reaches into the upper octave to soar above her dance beats.
Speaking of her dance beats, I have a funny story to tell you all. I get most of my bonding time with my music out walking around town, and while I don't typically get a chance to attach a song to a single event, I find that the times that I do are always extreme or hilarious. This event falls into the latter. I am not really into women (heh) but I was walking down the street staring at this ass in front of me. It was full, and shaking from side to side like the end of days had come and she had an hour or so left to strut her stuff. Then Colette's "Tonight" came on, and if you haven't already heard it, it starts off with some big bass and some heavy beats. So as I'm watching this show, walking down the street, the big bass starts, then the heavy beats drop, and wouldn't you believe it? That woman was shakin her tush to the beat of my song! It almost felt like an exaggerated music video, but it was real life. "Tonight" is 2007's "Big Booty" song, and it was made to accompany hers.
The only real downside to this album is "Funny", the collaboration with Black Spade. It's a great song musically speaking, and Colette's lyrics are great, but the featured rapper really does nothing to help the song. In fact, it sounds as if he's trying to ruin it, and comes dangerously close. The raps are whimsical at best, "I go to kiss and you don't lean forward?", and his voice does not compliment the music or Colette herself. If not for the downtempo approach to the music, I wouldn't even give this a chance.
And last but not least, as I mentioned early, "Think You Want It" has a great trip-hop remix by Fabulous Fab and the original version which is infinitely more dance-floor oriented, but the remix is truly spectacular and a great way to end a great album. Don't miss it.
Summary - Definitely more of a warm-weather album, but positively enjoyable anytime. A must-have for Colette fans, and a should-have for anyone else.
