Name: Made of Bricks (International Digital Version) by Kate Nash
Brand: Kate Nash
SKU: 602517455702
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (91 reviews)

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On a first listen to Kate Nash's debut Made of Bricks, it's easy to hear the similarities to her contemporaries (Lily Allen, the Streets, Amy Winehouse) and influences (Björk, Robbie Williams). Her most popular songs are both intimate and confrontational, using brief portraits and slang-conversational vocals to illustrate the larger issues going on -- the dinner party that exposes a crumbling relationship on "Foundations" or the futility of using "Mouthwash" as a defense against feelings of low self-worth. The music is explosive and sample-driven, but with plenty of ties to contemporary pop, such as the frequent piano runs and occasional chamber brass or woodwinds. Spend time with this album, however, and Nash is revealed as much more than the sum of her parts. First, she's an excellent songwriter who illustrates her tales of romantic woe and inadequacies with grace and many subtleties. (It's easy to see why Allen saw Nash not as a rival but a fellow artist, and how the two quickly became friends.) Nash's frequent sing-speak vocals and rather, erm, direct manner on some songs ("Dickhead," "Shit Song") are what most naysayers immediately point to, but her quiet rage on the former track is tremendously effective. Still, what impresses the most about Made of Bricks are her deft sketches of deteriorating relationships, whether they're being loudly destroyed ("Foundations" again) or wryly and tenderly closing ("Birds"). Nash has plenty of maturation to do as a songwriter and performer, but she shows considerable promise on this debut.
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1. Play

by Kate Nash

Guitar: Jay Malholtra; Performer
Primary Artist: Kate Nash; Main Performer
Performer: Jay Malholtra
Kate Nash; Performer
Vocals: Kate Nash; Performer
Composer: Kate Nash; Composer
Lyricist: Kate Nash; Composer
Producer: Kate Nash; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kate Nash; Other

2. Foundations

by Kate Nash

Primary Artist: Kate Nash; Main Performer
Performer: Kate Nash; Performer
Vocals: Kate Nash; Performer
Composer: Kate Nash
Paul Epworth; Composer
Lyricist: Kate Nash
Paul Epworth; Composer
Mixing: Steve Fitzmaurice; Production
Mixing Assistant: Daniel Morrison; Production
Producer: Paul Epworth; Production
Studio Personnel: Steve Fitzmaurice
Daniel Morrison; Production
Composer Lyricist: Paul Epworth
Kate Nash; Other

3. Mouthwash

by Kate Nash

Acoustic Guitar: Paul Epworth; Performer
Composer: Kate Nash; Composer
Lyricist: Kate Nash; Composer
Mixing Assistant: Daniel Morrison; Production
Bass Guitar: Jay Malholtra; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jay Malholtra; Performer
Drums: Elliott Andrews; Performer
Electric Guitar: Jay Malholtra; Performer
Engineer: Anna Tjan
Mark Rankin
Oli Wright; Production
Guitar: Kate Nash; Performer
Primary Artist: Kate Nash; Main Performer
Mixing: Steve Fitzmaurice; Production
Producer: Paul Epworth; Production
Percussion: Paul Epworth; Performer
Performer: Jay Malholtra
Paul Epworth
Elliott Andrews
Kate Nash; Performer
Piano: Kate Nash; Performer
Vocals: Kate Nash; Performer
Studio Personnel: Anna Tjan
Daniel Morrison
Mark Rankin
Oli Wright
Steve Fitzmaurice; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kate Nash; Other

4. Dickhead

by Kate Nash

Composer: Kate Nash; Composer
Background Vocals: Paul Epworth; Performer
Bass Guitar: Paul Epworth; Performer
Guitar: Kate Nash; Performer
Percussion: Paul Epworth; Performer
Performer: Paul Epworth
Fiona Brice
Kate Nash; Performer
Piano: Kate Nash; Performer
Lyricist: Kate Nash; Composer
Engineer: Anna Tjan
Mark Rankin
Oli Wright; Production
Strings Arrangement: Fiona Brice; Composer
Mixing: Steve Fitzmaurice; Production
Mixing Assistant: Daniel Morrison; Production
Producer: Paul Epworth; Production
Primary Artist: Kate Nash; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Paul Epworth; Performer
Vocals: Kate Nash; Performer
Studio Personnel: Anna Tjan
Steve Fitzmaurice
Daniel Morrison
Oli Wright
Mark Rankin; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kate Nash; Other

5. Birds

by Kate Nash

Electric Guitar: Jay Malholtra; Performer
Lyricist: Kate Nash; Composer
Engineer: Anna Tjan
Mark Rankin
Oli Wright; Production
Mixing Assistant: Daniel Morrison; Production
Glockenspiel: Paul Epworth; Performer
Guitar: Kate Nash
Paul Epworth; Performer
Primary Artist: Kate Nash; Main Performer
Percussion: Paul Epworth; Performer
Composer: Kate Nash; Composer
Performer: Paul Epworth
Jay Malholtra
Kate Nash; Performer
Piano: Kate Nash; Performer
Vocals: Kate Nash; Performer
Mixing: Steve Fitzmaurice; Production
Producer: Paul Epworth; Production
Studio Personnel: Oli Wright
Mark Rankin
Steve Fitzmaurice
Anna Tjan
Daniel Morrison; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kate Nash; Other

6. We Get On

by Kate Nash

Background Vocals: Paul Epworth; Performer
Lyricist: Kate Nash; Composer
Mixing Assistant: Daniel Morrison; Production
Bass Guitar: Jay Malholtra; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jay Malholtra; Performer
Drums: Elliott Andrews; Performer
Guitar: Kate Nash
Paul Epworth; Performer
Percussion: Paul Epworth; Performer
Primary Artist: Kate Nash; Main Performer
Composer: Kate Nash; Composer
Performer: Kate Nash
Elliott Andrews
Paul Epworth
Jay Malholtra; Performer
Piano: Kate Nash; Performer
Vocals: Kate Nash; Performer
Engineer: Anna Tjan
Mark Rankin
Oli Wright; Production
Mixing: Steve Fitzmaurice; Production
Producer: Paul Epworth; Production
Studio Personnel: Daniel Morrison
Anna Tjan
Steve Fitzmaurice
Oli Wright
Mark Rankin; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kate Nash; Other

7. Mariella

by Kate Nash

Guitar: Kate Nash
Paul Epworth; Performer
Primary Artist: Kate Nash; Main Performer
Percussion: Jay Malholtra
Paul Epworth; Performer
Performer: Jay Malholtra
Kate Nash
Paul Epworth; Performer
Piano: Kate Nash; Performer
Vocals: Kate Nash; Performer
Composer: Kate Nash; Composer
Lyricist: Kate Nash; Composer
Engineer: Oli Wright
Mark Rankin
Anna Tjan; Production
Mixing: Steve Fitzmaurice; Production
Mixing Assistant: Daniel Morrison; Production
Producer: Paul Epworth; Production
Studio Personnel: Oli Wright
Daniel Morrison
Anna Tjan
Mark Rankin
Steve Fitzmaurice; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kate Nash; Other

8. Shit Song (Interlude) / Shit Song

by Kate Nash

Primary Artist: Kate Nash; Main Performer

9. Pumpkin Soup

by Kate Nash

Primary Artist: Kate Nash; Main Performer
Drums: Leo Taylor; Performer
Guitar: Kate Nash; Performer
Percussion: Paul Epworth; Performer
Performer: Leo Taylor
Kate Nash
Paul Epworth; Performer
Piano: Kate Nash; Performer
Synthesizer: Paul Epworth; Performer
Vocals: Kate Nash; Performer
Composer: Paul Epworth
Kate Nash; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Epworth
Kate Nash; Composer
Engineer: Oli Wright
Mark Rankin
Anna Tjan; Production
Mixing: Steve Fitzmaurice; Production
Mixing Assistant: Daniel Morrison; Production
Producer: Paul Epworth; Production
Studio Personnel: Oli Wright
Daniel Morrison
Anna Tjan
Mark Rankin
Steve Fitzmaurice; Production
Composer Lyricist: Paul Epworth
Kate Nash; Other

10. Skeleton Song

by Kate Nash

Drums: Elliott Andrews; Performer
Electric Guitar: Jay Malholtra; Performer
Lyricist: Kate Nash; Composer
Engineer: Anna Tjan
Mark Rankin
Oli Wright; Production
Mixing Assistant: Daniel Morrison; Production
Guitar: Kate Nash; Performer
Maracas: Paul Epworth; Performer
Composer: Kate Nash; Composer
Primary Artist: Kate Nash; Main Performer
Performer: Elliott Andrews
Paul Epworth
Kate Nash
Mei-ling Wong
Jay Malholtra; Performer
Piano: Kate Nash; Performer
Synthesizer: Paul Epworth; Performer
Violin: Mei-ling Wong; Performer
Vocals: Kate Nash; Performer
Mixing: Steve Fitzmaurice; Production
Producer: Paul Epworth; Production
Studio Personnel: Daniel Morrison
Steve Fitzmaurice
Oli Wright
Mark Rankin
Anna Tjan; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kate Nash; Other

11. Nicest Thing

by Kate Nash

Electric Guitar: Jay Malholtra; Performer
Primary Artist: Kate Nash; Main Performer
Lyricist: Kate Nash; Composer
Engineer: Anna Tjan
Mark Rankin
Oli Wright; Production
Mixing: Steve Fitzmaurice; Production
Mixing Assistant: Daniel Morrison; Production
Composer: Kate Nash; Composer
Producer: Paul Epworth; Production
Guitar: Kate Nash; Performer
Maracas: Paul Epworth; Performer
Performer: Jay Malholtra
Mei-ling Wong
Paul Epworth
Kate Nash; Performer
Piano: Kate Nash; Performer
Synthesizer: Paul Epworth; Performer
Violin: Mei-ling Wong; Performer
Vocals: Kate Nash; Performer
Studio Personnel: Steve Fitzmaurice
Oli Wright
Mark Rankin
Anna Tjan
Daniel Morrison; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kate Nash; Other

12. Merry Happy

by Kate Nash

Primary Artist: Kate Nash; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Jay Malholtra; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jay Malholtra; Performer
Drums: Elliott Andrews; Performer
Electric Guitar: Jay Malholtra; Performer
Composer: Kate Nash; Composer
Lyricist: Kate Nash; Composer
Engineer: Anna Tjan
Mark Rankin
Oli Wright; Production
Mixing: Steve Fitzmaurice; Production
Mixing Assistant: Daniel Morrison; Production
Producer: Paul Epworth; Production
Guitar: Kate Nash; Performer
Percussion: Paul Epworth; Performer
Performer: Kate Nash
Paul Epworth
Fiona Brice
Jay Malholtra
Mei-ling Wong
Elliott Andrews; Performer
Piano: Kate Nash; Performer
Violin: Mei-ling Wong; Performer
Vocals: Kate Nash; Performer
Strings Arrangement: Fiona Brice; Composer
Studio Personnel: Anna Tjan
Daniel Morrison
Mark Rankin
Oli Wright
Steve Fitzmaurice; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kate Nash; Other