"A Smart Cookie Who Really Knows The Score"
With her first solo album released it has come to light that Miss Roberts is pure talent. Her heartfelt and honest lyrics highlight her struggle with finding herself and having to grow up in the media spotlight.
Title track Cinderella's Eyes pretty much sums up the album and brings Nicola's bubbly personality to light. As she depicts her own rise to stardom as like a fairytale. But who also hit reality quite hard through bad press and being perceived to be someone she wasn't.
Title track Cinderella's Eyes pretty much sums up the album and brings Nicola's bubbly personality to light. As she depicts her own rise to stardom as like a fairytale. But who also hit reality quite hard through bad press and being perceived to be someone she wasn't.
Cinderella's Eyes is a masterpiece, and the lady herself has been working on this album in private to ensure her album could be the best of her ability. And it really shines through, with hard work comes great success.
Nicola was in my opinion under used in Girls Aloud to allow the more dominant members more air time. Now lets take a look at the album highlights.
Debut single Beat of my Drum is a good first release, and a strange choice as it is certainly a grower. Melanie C also took a risk with her debut choosing a rock song Goin' Down from her first album Norther Star.
Nicola's summery second single Lucky Day gives a real insight into the type of artist she will become, aiming to be in the same category for awards as Paloma Faith and Robyn with her quirky image and sound.
Personal favourites are the stomping Porcelain Heart and Take A Bite. Both tracks fight back at an image conscious society and how she feels about the industry she is in.
Gladiator is a funky pop song that could easily be a girls aloud single, was Nicola the backbone of GA? Say It Out Loud is an empowering track that could easily be a winter release.
Yo Yo! and Fish Out of Water are two revealing love songs, describing misunderstandings and frustrations in her love life. Yo Yo! also hints at the music industry being not what the she expected.
The most intimate and song on the album is the controversial 'I'. Where Nicola's soothing voice oozes out honest confessions without caring about any consequences.
With this album we see a fearless Nicola Roberts, gone is the 17 year old wide eyed wannabe. Now she has the confidence to write heartfelt lyrics like Sticks and Stones and come out the other side stronger.
It is an inspirational album as the girl from Halton Brook, Runcorn has used the bad times in her life and turned it to her advantage to develop into a fully fledged popstar in her own right.
Cinderella's Eyes is an empowering album as every song has a meaning and a sweet melody. With quirky pop songs, a unique style and the voice this little artist ready to shine brighter than ever before.
