Nicki Jaine
Evidently, if I am to listen to all the music that I have on this computer, I am bound to find some good stuff. The first of these is the lovely Nicki Jaine, playing some cabaret that is certifiably dark, made more so by her vocals which sound both charming and genuinely evil. She single-handedly inspired me to scour the “dark cabaret” tag listing at last.fm, so hopefully I will find some more good stuff in the same vein as this.
And while I’m here, am I the only one who finds it strange that while the Dresden Dolls made cabaret popular again, they’re one of the most boring cabaret groups out there?
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Nope, you’re completely wrong, the dresden dolls are excellent. But this nicki jaine is quite compelling!
I haven’t had a chance to listen to Nicki yet, but I have to agree with Hugh’s sentiments regarding the Dresdan Dolls.
Having said that though, I don’t think I particularly like modern caberet (all this new fangled modern clap-trap) so maybe I’m not the best person to ask?
I never said they weren’t excellent, though that would match my opinion of them. They do have some good songs, they just don’t play consistently enjoyable stuff (if you ask me, anyway).
Hell yeah. Agree! Down with dresden
This is coming a bit late (and NJ has already released a live album, with another in the works), but she was superb in her short lived stint with “Torn Paper Dolls”. They released a 3 song demo, which, if you can find, is worth its weight in gold. Wish I still had my copy.