Seraphina Lotkhamnga on October 20th, 2011

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Great pop music offers hooks that present melody alongside an inviting story sans the cliché, and New Zealand’s Kimbra has been able to dish out these essential goods. In sharp contrast with the repetitive and watered down tunes charting from tragedies such as Ke$ha here in the States, Kimbra’s refreshingly catchy, bright songs (along with many of her entertaining music videos) are catered towards listeners who long for feel-good soulful arrangements with outspoken style. The Kiwi artist who marches to the beat of a different drummer has now launched an overseas career with her debut EP “Settle Down” (out now via Warner Bros. Records), which means she’s bound to have some U.S. tour dates in the works. It won’t be long before she’ll have a persona beyond the female voice we love in Gotye’s evocative “Somebody That I Used to Know.”

||| Also: Check out her live performance of  “Cameo Lover” at Sing Song Studios.