Funky and fun, definitely a CD worth looking at
Artist to Watch
Four years after her debut album Everybody Got Their Something, Nikka Costa returns with a sound that appears much more focused, and therefore creates overall a much tighter experience compared to the debut. Straying away from the more hip-hop influenced beats, she instead moves to the foray of funk-rock (even having Lenny Kravitz guest star as guitarist/bassist on a few tracks) a genre that seems to fit her like a glove. While the grooving party anthems such as "Till I Get To You," "Can'tneverdidnothin'," "Swing It Around" and "Happy In The Morning" are the clear standouts in their , the subtleties that are within her slower songs ("I Gotta Know" and "Hey Love") that add depth to her album, and show that she's capable of transitioning from fast to slow without making it feel forced or unbalanced. Overall, the sound of this album seems much better fit than that found on Everybody Got Their Something and for that reason Can'tneverdidnothin' is a stronger effort and shows that Nikka Costa, who should be considered anything but a one hit wonder, should have quite a career ahead of her.
Overall rating: ★★★½
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