Karmin Release Great Debut Album

Pop duo Karmin have always been original. Their mix of pop, dance, hip hop and acoustic music has always been good. On their debut EP Hello, the duo and real life couple, Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan, had a few great songs but the rest were lackluster and annoying.
On Pulses, the group's debut album there are many more great songs than there are bad ones.
"The album's best song is still first single "Acapella." The song is a breakup song that features Heidemann at her best as a rapper and singer. While the song was a flop commercially it's still the duo's best song. However there are other great songs on the record. From the touching breakup ballad "Neon Love" to the third single, the hip hop title track there are lots of good songs.
Pulses also has Karmin experimenting with new songs. "Drifter" is a song that is highly influenced by dance music. There is even a dubstepish breakdown. Also "Gasoline" is a reggae track that recalls a more hip hop version of No Doubt's most reggae moments.
However not all songs on the album work. Second single "I Want it All" is an annoying cut that mixes in disco and funk that comes off as silly and annoying. "Nights Like This" recalls a more tame version of Miley Cyrus and Kesha while "Tidal Wave" is just boring.
However tracks like "Hate to Love You" and "Try Me On" make up for it. The duo also write with a few high profile people. Martin Johnson, lead singer of Boys Like Girls, produced and co-wrote "Acapella" and "Neon Love" while crunkcore duo 3OH!3 co-wrote "Puppet."
Karmin have shown that they can grow to make great music if given enough time and brilliant people to work with.

Karmin Get Awesome On New Single

Karmin released their first EP last year and it was a hot mess with moments of greatness. This week the duo released "Acapella," the quirky single is a breakup anthem that has crazy instrumentation and a great vocal performance by Amy Heidemann. Her bandmate and fiancé Nick Noonan provides the sick beats of the song.
While Heidemann's wack raps took over their debut EP Hello, her raps are great on this track. The tracks sees Heidemann get sassy on her raps. In the lyrics she's talking about how her relationship with her lover is done and that she can do better on her own.
"Thought hew as gluten free/ But all that I got was bread," Heidemann raps during the first verse.
The chorus is the clever part. The metaphor of singing acapella as opposed to with the harmony goes throughout the chorus.
"Used to be a baby, used to be a lady/ Thought you were the perfect lover/ All the harmony went falling out of key, so/ Now you gotta find another/ Now you’re talking crazy saying that you made me/ Like I was your Cinderella/ You and me are through, though, watch me hit it solo/ I’mma do it acapella, yeah," Heidemann sings.
This song is great and hopefully their debut album stays like this.