Comparing and contrasting Lovefoxxx and Karen O.

[koganbot]

Am listening to the new, better-than-I-expected Yeah Yeah Yeahs LP (first single "Zero," which isn't nearly as good as some of the other tracks) and speculating as to how even better it would be if Lovefoxxx from Cansei De Ser Sexy were doing the singing, but I'm also remembering that I myself have thought that Cansei De Ser Sexy ("Rat" here) would be better if Lovefoxxx could actually sing rather than perpetually relying on a basic open-mouthed wonder-talk that as for embodying a tune can't do much more than wave at the melody. I mean, what if Lovefoxxx could keep a tune as well as Karen O. does?

Comments

[koganbot]

Actually wouldn't say that Lovefoxxx can't sing in tune so much as she chooses not to rely on the singing part of her voice.

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

the interesting thing with karen o is that a lot of the time she almost sounds like she's doing the same thing as lovefoxxx but obviously she actually can and does sing. i don't know whether that says more about lovefoxxx's ability to carry off pretending to sing or karen o's effortless delivery or something.

[koganbot]

Well, Lovefoxxx manages to sound a zillion times less mannered, while probably having more mannerisms. Her mannerisms make her sound womanly rather than singerly. Somehow she's now one of my favorite singers.

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

What's interesting about Lovefoxxx on "Donkey" is just how much singing she actually musters in the most melodic tracks, e.g., "Left Behind," which is obviously limited in terms of range and technical ability but does manage the sort of emotional heft that I usually equate with an actual singing performance (as opposed to a non-singing sort of performance, like the semi-rap on "Let's Make Love and Listen Death from Above")