Jet | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1997 | |||
Label | Elektra[1] | |||
Producer | Katell Keineg, Eric Drew Feldman, John Holbrook | |||
Katell Keineg chronology | ||||
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Jet is the second album by the Welsh musician Katell Keineg, released in 1997.[2][3] Jet was often written about in the context of adult album alternative albums by female musicians in the 1990s.[4][5]
The first single was "One Hell of a Life", which was a hit on AAA radio.[6] Keineg supported the album with a North American tour.[7]
Production
[edit]The album was produced by Keineg, Eric Drew Feldman, and John Holbrook.[8][9] Keineg used lyre, hand drums, tamboura, and bouzouki on Jet.[10] "Leonor", about Leonor Fini, used lyrics that were repurposed from an obituary of the artist.[11]
Critical reception
[edit]Salon wrote: "Given Keineg's talent for simple, acoustic songs, it's a shame that the band must play on—and then be remixed and reverbed and regurgitated until her lyrics are almost squelched of their soul."[18] Spin determined that "the ember glow of Keineg's voice seduces in quiet gems."[17] The Province thought that "Keineg's literate, worldly point of view is admirably matched musically by the aural landscapes and rhythm tracks."[16]
The Los Angeles Daily News stated that Keineg "leaves the Celtic-inspired mysticism of her 1994 debut for a conventional rock 'n' roll sheen."[15] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution deemed the album "the kind of dreamy pop you figured people forgot how to make after the 1960s."[13] The Vancouver Sun concluded: "Part Zeppelin-esque rock, part languid whisper, Jet layers the sensibilities of a Bryan Ferry over PJ Harvey over Edith Piaf over Tom Waits."[19] The New York Times included the album on its list of notable "underheard" albums of 1997.[20]
AllMusic noted that "unexpected musical twists and turns and Keineg's lovely, breathy vocals make it difficult for the listener not to be drawn into this work."[12] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called Jet "an off-beat classic."[14]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Battle of the Trees" | |
2. | "One Hell of a Life" | |
3. | "Smile" | |
4. | "Enzo ’96" | |
5. | "Olé, Conquistador" | |
6. | "Leonor" | |
7. | "Veni Vidi Vici (I Came, I Saw, I Conquered)" | |
8. | "Venus" | |
9. | "Mother's Map" | |
10. | "Marietta" | |
11. | "Hoping and Praying" | |
12. | "There You Go" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Katell Keineg". Trouser Press. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Living Room". The New Yorker. Vol. 79, no. 39. December 15, 2003. p. 22.
- ^ Eithne (Jul 12, 1997). "Jet". Melody Maker. Vol. 74, no. 28. p. 44.
- ^ a b Campbell, Chuck (11 July 1997). "'Jet', Katell Keineg". Knoxville News Sentinel. p. T10.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (11 Nov 1997). "Longer Songs to Fill Shorter Days". The New York Times. p. E3.
- ^ Gardner, Elysa (27 July 1997). "Welcome to Her World". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 57.
- ^ Thompson, Stephen (26 June 1997). "'Jet' Should Help Keineg's Career Take Off". Rhythm. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 9.
- ^ Bessman, Jim (May 3, 1997). "Keineg's 'Jet' revs up on Elektra". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 18. pp. 17, 36.
- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 625.
- ^ Jackson, Joe (30 May 1997). "World class romantic". Sound & Vision. The Irish Times. p. 12.
- ^ Glaister, Dan (14 June 1997). "Obituary in Guardian inspires musical tribute on album". The Guardian Home Page. The Guardian. pp. 1, 5.
- ^ a b "Katell Keineg Jet". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "Pop". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 19 June 1997. p. E4.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 773.
- ^ a b Shuster, Fred (13 June 1997). "Katell Keineg/'Jet'". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L22.
- ^ a b Harrison, Tom (4 Sep 1997). "Katell Keineg: Jet". The Province. p. B8.
- ^ a b Powers, Ann (Sep 1997). "Spins". Spin. Vol. 13, no. 6. pp. 156, 158.
- ^ Havrilesky, Heather (September 9, 1997). "Jet". Salon.
- ^ Monk, Katherine (21 June 1997). "Katell Keineg Jet". Vancouver Sun. p. C10.
- ^ Strauss, Neil (14 Jan 1998). "Uncovering Good Music That Few Got to Hear". The New York Times. p. E1.