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Reviews of: Man Like Iby Natty
Product Description It’s a sleepy, laid-back kind of vibe that runs through Man Like I, the debut album from North London’s Natty, but don’t mistake it for laziness. The tales we find within mark our narrator out as neither saint nor sinner, bouncing round London’s streets with a badman swagger and an eye for the ladies, but with a skill for a deft, lyrical narrative and a social conscience learnt from his heroes, “Marcus, Mandela and Marley”. And while Bob Marley is a fair reference point to Natty’s shuffling, light reggae skank, it’s just as easy to locate these tales of life, love, and misadventure on the streets of London in the neighbourhood of Lily Allen, Kate Nash, and their attendant clan of new-school songsmiths. Some of it, then, is pretty simple fare--see “Last Night”, a break-up number that sees Natty reach for the spliff and the bottle--but elsewhere, there’s politically charged numbers like “Burn Down This Place”, a lament for his slave ancestors, or “Hey Man”, which sees our narrator lash out at the political apathy displayed by his peers. “My father’s generation had fires in their belly, man/We sat there like living room furniture, in front of our tellys, man”. --Louis Pattison Reviews Laid back music, but just listen to the lyrics! Of course, I first heard Natty doing an acoustic of "Bedroom Eyes" which made me sit up and listen. There's been far too much self-referential "talky" music recently, where the singer is trying to suggest that they are rather clever and knowing, and just end up looking arrogant. While some might class "Man Like I" as being in a similar vein, Natty's lyrics are intelligently written and thought provoking. More than that, he's got a voice that you can listen to, rather than terrible mockney accents that have pervaded the music scene this summer. Buy it, listen to the chilled out sound, then listen again and think about what he's saying. 2008-11-28 Enjoyable, disposable summer soundtrack This album is not going to change your life or revolutionise the reggae world, but if those were the criteria by which we judged music we'd all own much fewer CDs. Natty is a pretty talented new artist, with a good voice and a solid lyrical base. He's the kind of singer who could end up being a big deal in his own genre, but who I wouldn't expect to become a major chart hit. You'll find it hard not to feel relaxed listening to 'Man Like I', and it holds up on repeat visits but you won't find it making much of a lasting impression. This CD makes a good summer sountrack to have on in the backgound while you're doing something else, it's cool and fairly consistent with a couple of particular standout tracks ('Cold Town', 'Bedroom Eyes' and in particular 'Revolution') that would make excellent singles. At the end of the day it's hard to find much you can say about this album. It's not a masterpiece by any means but it is a good album and it is worth listening to. It's not an incredible breakout hit, but it's more than enough to establish Natty as an artist to watch out for in the future. 2008-10-22 Natty is superb I went to see Natty in Bristol last night and just thought he was amazing. The album is obviously immense by itself,but seeing im live makes everything even better. The stand out tracks for me are Last Night,Bedroom Eyes,Bad Man and Burn Down This Place. The first two were my favourites already but the live atmosphere made the latter so poweful,exciting and exhilarating. Wonderful album,cxan't wait for more from him. And if you havem't seen him in action you really should as it is such a worthwhile experience! 2008-10-19 Smooth as butter voice and rhythm. A smoky voiced crooner from north London, 2008 has been Nattys summer with this his debut album selling well here and abroad and being widely acclaimed as a 'Soundtrack to the Summer' by major English tabloids. Kicked back tunes and songs that actually mean something give this album the edge over most of the summers output; It is ideal music for driving in London traffic, as well as cruising down the motorway with, allowing you to sing along to its easy beats and words ,letting the miles fly by while scaring the locals with your inevitably strangled renderings of this already classic performance. If your not too sure of the artist but like the genre of laid back funky reggae-lite than give it a try, I can almost be certain you will not be dissapointed. 2008-09-18 Really good Anyone expecting to find the future of roots reggae or dub on Natty's debut album will find little to please them. A friend of the Adele and Kate Nash set he offers instead engagingly breezy, reggae-fied feel-good vibes that go down well with a cold glass of cider and a barbequed sausage and only occasionally lean on Rasta-man cliches. The 24-year-old North Londoner is being pitched as our answer to Jack Johnson and on occasion he's as chilled out - but his fusion of social commentary and pop is closer to 80s UK ska acts like The Beat than US surfer dude. Current single July - with its memories of "girls in skimpy bikinis" and summers long gone in "Costa Del Southend" - is sweet, radio friendly and by no means a fluke. If anything the rapid-fire MC-ing of Badman and exuberant ska of Bedroom Eyes are even more accessible and irresistibly catchy. 2008-08-28 |
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