Samara – Precious

Samara is a Melbourne singer songwriter and I saw her play on Saturday night and boy I thought I had it seen it all, but not like that, She delivered an amazing set of good soul/jazz/R&B tunes which came off her release Precious, boy can she sing. This release delivers, Surface opens the track with a catchy energetic soul tune that shows off the vocals, songwriting and musicianship. Samara songwriting is excellent here and the use of backing vocals works. Ready has the same vibe as Surface, the use of the piano works well alongside the other instruments. So Out Of Reach has a jazz/soul thing going on, the use of the horns on track work, they add so much to the music. Mermaid has a kind of jazz vibe going, the use of the piano, alongside the strings works, it’s got a haunting edge to the tune. It’s a little slower paced, but the song shows off the songwriting and vocals. So Long has of a somewhat old school jazz mixed with a dash of soul vibe to the song, Samara vocals shines here. Musicianship is excellent. Wait For Me has the same feel as So Long, the use of strings just works. Songwriting is solid as the vocals. Precious finishes off the release well, good songwriting, lyrics, musicianship and vocals. Samara songwriting shines on this release, she wrote every tune, her voice is on fire as is the musicianship of the people around her. The production is solid too. This is an incredible release for a Melbourne artist, she is doing something right, great songs and a great voice. She got the talent and the stage presence to go very far. You need to hear this now.