{"id":14552,"date":"2015-10-15T13:00:59","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=14552"},"modified":"2015-10-15T13:00:59","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T12:00:59","slug":"nina-baker-quite-frankly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/10\/nina-baker-quite-frankly\/","title":{"rendered":"Nina Baker – ‘Quite Frankly’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With distinctive vocals and lyrics that touch on love and being loved, ‘Quite Frankly’ is, quite frankly, exquisite.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A classically trained pianist, Nina Baker was handpicked by BBC Introducing to attend their 2013 Master Class – and beat over 500 others into the final round. She was also runner-up in MTV\u2019s ‘Brand New for 2013’ unsigned competition. Not bad!<\/p>\n

‘Quite Frankly’ is Baker’s debut album. Opening with ‘Single Bed’, a feisty relationship ending song, it leads into ‘Bruising’, a more sombre song, about the demise of a relationship, and has received extensive airplay, including BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music. ‘Breaking Every Rule’ – a more classical song – gives Nina the opportunity to allow her voice to soar – full vocals and piano-led, it’s a gorgeous song and the highlight of the album.<\/p>\n

There’s something for everyone in the thirteen tracks on ‘Quite Frankly’ – ‘Tell Me’, is a psychedelic dream, while ‘Clown’, with its poignant lyrics, such as,<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m killing my well-being and the world is clearly seeing\/that the thought that fills my mind are all the things I left behind\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

…is all at once melancholic angst and pain, evoking loneliness through the lyrics.\u00a0 The entire album feels very personal – when listening one gets the impression that we’re note quite supposed to be here, that Nina is singing her thoughts and ideas to herself, there’s a feeling of almost voyeurism. Dedicated to her late grandfather Frank Baker, it’s beautiful, ethereal, evocative…quite frankly, a lovely album.<\/p>\n

‘Quite Frankly’ is available on Amazon<\/a> and iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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