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Creation

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Lovers of Bjork may actually find themselves feeling blasphemous after hearing Nina Hynes sing. The sound is similar to Bjork, but there is something extra there that we may all find that we were wanting to hear all along. Add to this a band who understands her and finds a unique balance of support and accompaniment, and you have something that is unfortunately rare in the music industry of late: a good album. Every song has its own sound, ambient at times, hard edged at others, and every sound in between. The music is full of emotion that will lull you one moment, and build you into a frenzy the next. "This Magic Stuff" is one of the most unique and powerful songs I have heard since the Sugarcubes'"Birthday." I have never felt I should promote a band before, but I truly feel that everyone should listen to this music. It could very well save the world.

This is an amazing CD. I've seen the band live on several occasions in Dublin and New York. I never ever thought that they could capture the power, spirit and soul of their live shows onto a recording, but they have. Believe me. Very well produced/recorded and overall just an amazing, amazing sound...

THIS MAGIC STUFF is probably destined to be an alternative legend of a song, while HE TURNED THE LIGHT OFF is a song that, while listening to it, you can almost see sparkles in the air; Beautiful and seriously surreal. TRIGGER is much harder edged and definitely makes you think that there is some musical genius at work here. The finale, BRING ME ALIVE showcases the whole band. In it, Nina's striking voice almost becomes another instrument as the song descends into My Bloody Valentine territory. Bloody incredible...

As you can tell, I'm convinced. If you haven't seen them live or heard this debut, DO IT! It's important. While this band are nothing like their compatriots U2, they tread the same powerful ground with songs from the soul and music that sends tingles up your spine. More please!

P.S. Check out the secret (well, not so secret now) track which is probably one of the most interesting tracks on the album...

I have seen Nina play on several occasions...always different, always magical.Creation is lush and beautiful, soft and hard .Gorgeous voice of Nina.I have heard some of her first full lenght album Staros (which just came out in Ireland)....I can't wait to buy it too.I think it comes out in America in the fall.Amazon should get a copy now!Important music!!

Nina Hynes grew up in Dublin in a pub, listening to and surrounded by music all her life. Her first CD, Creation, has only six songs, but they are an ecclectic and fresh approach to today's rather unstylistic music scene. The best song, This Magic Stuff, is very captivating. However, the other songs are an interesting bonus. They may take a few tries to get accustomed to, but I like it.

Moving. An underpinning not unlike Radiohead, KID A - before the release of KID A. The hidden track at the end of six is part Vangelis part Van Gogh. Nina's is the honeyed voice of the girl you fell in love with in kindergarten. I look forward to more.

Murky recording, unfortunately, serves to bury Nina Hynes' haunting voice beneath the instrumentation on this album. However, that said, the songs still sparkle with an unusual eccentricity -- this album is neither Celtic nor folk, neither rock nor pop; at times ambient and moody, at others verging on aggressive. It makes for a pretty engrossing listen, with its unorthodox instrumentation and strange melodic progressions, though once again, the poor sound quality is a major distraction. Well worth getting, though, for an intoxicating sound reminiscent of Caroline Crawley and Jemaur Tayle (Shelleyan Orphan)'s current band, Babacar.

This has got to be the greatest artist to come out of all of europe in I don't know how long. Her voice is incredible, her lyrics are moving and if she looks as pretty as her music is good she will definetly go along way. The second track on creation is no doubt hit material, but her talent doesn't stop on track 2. Just listen for yourself. It will blow you away.