Tuesday, August 29, 2017

"Number One Camera" by Nina Gordon

Nina Gordon rose to fame as a member of the 90s alternative rock band Veruca Salt, but at the start of the new millennium she went solo and released "Tonight And The Rest Of My Life." The title track got some decent airplay, but nothing on the record cracked the Top 100. 

The record is a much mellower version of Gordon than what most fans might have expected, filled with mostly ballads and a pleasant cover of "The End Of The World," first made famous by Skeeter Davis. The downshift to the adult contemporary sound showcases Gordon's vocal skills, most notably on "Horses In The City."

There are two tracks reminiscent of the harder-edged rock Gordon played in Veruca Salt: "Badway" and "Number One Camera." An ode to the old Polaroids kids of the 70s and 80s loved, "Number One Camera" is also a throwback to catchy pop rock.

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