TMN Magazine issue 4

Album Review
" MEANT
While it’s easy for me to admit
that show-tunes, lounge, dramatic
& theatrical performances
generally aren’t something that
connect with me – it’s also easy
for me to admit that I was all
smiles while listening to the
sincerity and genuine passion in
the music from San Franciscobased
project Nothing But You. I
had points throughout listening to
the new record Meant To Be and
the covers of classic tunes that I’d
normally never listen to, where I
had to stop everything I was doing
to just sit, listen and admire these
performers for creating
something entirely beautiful to
listen to & experience.
TO BE"by Jeremy Gladstone
With an announcement of the project’s name in a quick intro
repeating ‘Nothing But You’ hypnotically from the lefts & rights of
the speakers on “Let’s Get Started” – it sets the tone of the
atmospheres to follow and presents a sincerity of emotion right off
the bat. You can hear even in the short opening intro to Meant To Be
that the commitment to giving their hearts to this record has already
been established…and over the course of the eleven songs to follow,
all involved do a fantastic job of bringing these ideas to life. I can tell
you with certainty that what you’ll hear convincingly sounds like
love, peace, harmony & unity all definitely in the air. You get the
slightest hint of what Nothing But You’s centerpiece & feature-star
Nicky will bring to the mic…she’s in a near whisper here on “Let’s
Get Started” compared to some of the powerful notes she’ll hit
throughout this album. In addition, you also get the stunning talents
of pianist Shota Osabe and gorgeous piano tones right away in this
first tune – and going on to put resounding emotion on display even
further through the beautiful solo on “Lost Without Your Love” to
follow.
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