Mockingbird

Cover albums, like Christmas albums, usually fall into one of two possible buckets:Bucket 1) The artist, possibly suffering from artistic-concept infertility, sees that she can stay in the public eye and make a lot of money by quickly recording existing songs (some public domain) and selling at a standard retail price.Bucket 2) The artist, humbly inspired by music of a certain time or theme, forgoes her own publishing revenue in an aim to repay (or better yet, pay-it-forward) her predecessors by using creative expression to breathe new life into the songs that can, in essence, claim responsibility for the artist's career in the first place."Mockingbird" is clearly of the latter category.Kendra Morris is a soulful songbird whose albums sound like the score of a Quentin Tarantino film. Her vocal contemporary would probably be the likes of Nikka Costa, and the production echoes the works of producer Adrian Younge (her Wax Poetics label mate). It is a style that will translate to both adults who grew up in the 1960's and today's youth.Listeners will be familiar with her cover of Pink Floyd's "Shine On you Crazy Diamond" which was used in a trailer for the Colin Farrell film 'Dead Man Down', but is epic enough to be the theme song of the next Bond film. Most of the tracks don't stray too far from the original melody and time signature, with the exception of "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" which is almost unrecognizable from the original recorded by the Scottish-twin sensation The Proclaimers. Kendra's interpretation might initially sound shocking, but is undeniably hot.The best cut is her version of Radiohead's "Karma Police" - which, when sung by Kendra, sounds both authentic and introspective (a listener unfamiliar with the original would most assuredly mistake the composition to be her own).And finally, if I could make one final recommendation --- buy this on vinyl.

Discovered her through a TV show, and man i'm glad i did. This is a cover album full of unique spins on famous songs. Kendra has an amazing soulful voice that's a pleasure to listen to. Since i didn't see it included in the original product details, here's the tracklist.1. Space Oddity 6. Wicked Game 11. Walk On The Wild Side2. As Long As I've Got You 7. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) 12. Black Hole Sun3. Miss You 8. Karma Police 13. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder4. Walk On By 9. Ride The Lightning5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond 10. Cry Me A RiverIt's a great album, and hearing a soul/R&B take on Ride The Lightning was worth the price of the album alone. So much so that i bought her other album "Banshee" as a result. One of my better new music discoveries this year.

My friend turned me on to both Kendra Morris CD's and I like this one best because of the remakes to old songs that I loved. Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Rolling Stones. Loved their music and now I love Kendra Morris doing her interpretation of them. Easy music to listen to and a good choice for background music.

This album of covers is definitely worth buying. Cry Me a River and Shine on You Crazy Diamond alone are worth the price, but you will enjoy all the covers offered in this album. Kendra Morris is an emerging star--be sure to check out her original album, Banshee. You will be impressed.

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Morris' voice is fantastic singing anything but these covers are ridiculously cool. Destined to be played endlessly along side my Florence and Eva Cassidy.

You should listen to all things Kendra Morris. Her voice is amazing and I am ready for her to break big so I can finally see her somewhere near KC! Her spin on covers is fresh and her original tunes are deep.

Kendra's interpretations of these classic, multi-genre songs are outstanding! Sultry, beautiful, but with an attitude where it needs it, GREAT VOICE! Kendra is talented and i look forward to hearing and seeing more from her!

Got this after hearing banshee on ray donovan ,kendra does these covers and some are better than the original, loved wicked games.

Discovered this artist via the latest album, banshee and bought this to hear more. A packed CD full of really interesting covers, a greeat buy...love it!

Talented lady and great covers

je pensais que c' était un nouvelle album de kendra...déçu car je suis pas fan des reprises....tant pis je continu d'écouter le premier qui est sublime...

Okay , Coveralben sind normal nicht mein Ding , aber was Kendra hier abliefert ist echt sehr gefällig .Der Klang des Albums ist durchweg sehr gut , kommt auf meiner HighEnd - Anlage phantastisch .Ich kenne nicht alle Songs , aber " Wicked Game " , " Walk on by "und " Black hole Sun " habe ich nie so fesselnd gehört .Liegt vielleicht auch daran , dass mir Kendra , Ihre Stimme und Ihre Art zu singen außerordentlich gut gefallen .