Kelly: "We don’t need to hear Stronger/SUBG again"
Why was soul the style you wanted to do with your first big post-RCA album?
Well, I’ve actually always wanted to make this album and I just haven’t been able to. While it is still pop, it’s way more soulful. Even the producers that have worked with with me before, Greg Kurstin and Jesse Shatkin, [are amazed]. I literally just got a long email from Jesse going, “Oh my gosh! Why have you not made this record yet?”
Is that why you signed with Atlantic?
Yeah! They just had this stellar, soulful, more urban vibe, and that’s really what I was looking for. And they’re down with me making a country record one day. We don’t need to hear “Stronger” again, or “Since You’ve Been Gone.” It’s time for something else. We’re about to go to L.A. to do a big recording-writing session. It’s so much fun, because it’s like I’m a brand new artist again.
And you’re going back to your roots a little.
Exactly! Almost like what everyone heard me sing on Idol. That’s what’s so funny. Whenever I was talking to Atlantic, we were talking about maybe working together, I was like, “Look, this isn’t different. This is what people voted for.” And Craig Kallman at Atlantic is dying to make this record with me. We were both definitely on the same page. That’s where he wanted me to go anyway. He just loves soulful stuff. So it just happened to work out. It was a universe thing. Everybody kind of had the same vision. I just feel like this is the record that I’ve been really wanting to make for so long now. My mom is so happy! My mom is like, “I like your music, but I love this!”
i'm dying of happiness, because after the line of trash, carbon copy albums she released post MD, she is finally returning to making (hopefully) good music! MD is her best album by far, and i don't think this new one is gonna sound anything like it, but it's at least gonna be different and not her generic, pop rock vibe. even she admitted she's sick of doing the same thing, rehashing SUBG. her voice is incredible, and i think this album will be really good for her. STOKED
we haven't gotten any official music from the album, right?i want to keep up-to-date with this to make sure i know about any music as soon as it drops
i'm dying of happiness, because after the line of trash, carbon copy albums she released post MD, she is finally returning to making (hopefully) good music! MD is her best album by far, and i don't think this new one is gonna sound anything like it, but it's at least gonna be different and not her generic, pop rock vibe. even she admitted she's sick of doing the same thing, rehashing SUBG. her voice is incredible, and i think this album will be really good for her. STOKED
we haven't gotten any official music from the album, right?i want to keep up-to-date with this to make sure i know about any music as soon as it drops
She's aiming for a Q1 2017 release. Spring most likely.
She's aiming for a Q1 2017 release. Spring most likely.
Ah, OK, thank you
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Originally posted by Kayzan
Excited! I love Thankful and I think the album will go that way
same! i think there are a couple filler songs Thankful, but overall it's SUCH a solid record. i don't understand how some people don't like it. her voice sounds so great! i thought it was a great balance of pop and soul, no?
She hasn't sounded this excited about an album since Wrapped In Red, which was a masterpiece. So excited, this new stuff is going to showcase what's so special about her voice so perfectly
And guys she made it clear that she likes making all kinds of records so she's not mad about it or anything, but this is a kind of record she's been wanting to make since she was young. She just means she's ready to move on and not do the same type of thing she's already done.
Hopefully her fans will support her in moving past her pop classics. Not everybody has that.
