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Rickie Lee Kroell – Hauptsache was mit Deichkind

Florian Buechtingby Florian Buechting

Rickie Lee Kroell - Hauptsache was mit Deichkind

Rickie Lee Kroell - Hauptsache was mit Deichkind
4.1

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 4.1/5

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In later 2021, I ran into the music by German–American artist Rickie Lee Kroell by a contact to her promotion agency. On 7th February 2022, she is releasing a new EP, Hauptsache was mit Deichkind. I have been really curious before the review.

 

Rickie Lee Kroell – About The Artist

Rickie Lee Kroell was born on 21st March 1990 in New York City. She studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Her career as a solo artist started with jazz pop songs in Munich. Her debut album was the 2011 Otherwise. Thereafter, she composed multiple movie soundtrack songs and released similar works.

You can learn much more about Rickie and her musical background in an interview I published right after this review:

Spotlight – Flyctory.com meets Rickie Lee Kroell (8th February 2022)

 

Rickie Lee Kroell – Hauptsache was mit Deichkind – Track by Track

The six song EP lasts 19 minutes. Thereby, the title is referring to the German pop band Deichkind, from which she used lyrics.

1. Die Welt ist fertig

The four minute front single Die Welt ist Feritg is opening Kroell’s EP. The song is rather slow and atmospheric and then located somewhere between electronic pop and synth-pop. Her high voice is the key element of the song which is finally creating the key focuis.

2. Befehl von ganz unten

The second track translates to “Order from the very bottom”. Kroell is using more voice distortion. The song also gives more of the “jazzy” feeling compared to the first song. Very centered around the lyrics.

3. Hauptsache nicht mit Menschen

The song was the first Rickie Lee Kroell track I listened to – and it is still my favorite listen out of these six song. The chorus is very catchy. The bridge is a bit of confusing to me, but apart from that, I really love to listen to the artist.

4. Show ’n Shine

The next two songs nicely connect to the style of the third song – which I absolutely enjoy. Show ‘n Shine is having a lot of potential to make you move on the dancefloor. Very pop-ish, but working with the very pitched vocals. The song is in German, by the way, despite the chorus.

5. 23 Dohlen

Rickie Lee Kroell may also write about birds – 23 Dohlen simply means “23 daws”. A slightly darker atmosphere, which is nicely arranged around the lyrics.

Alle Vögel sind schon da
Sie fliegen hoch, ganz hoch
Alle Vögel sind schon da
Es sind 23 Dohlen

(“All birds are there already
They are flying high, so high
All birds are there already
They are 23 daws.”)

6. Investment 7

Mein siebtes Investment bist Du – “You are my seventh investment” – likely, not the most charming way to describe human relationships. The song is the shortest one on the EP (2:23 minutes). A nice one, but not on my list of favorites.

 

Rickie Lee Kroell – Hauptsache was mit Deichkind – Spotify

Here is the EP on Spotiy:

 

Rickie Lee Kroell – Hauptsache was mit Deichkind – My View

Rickie Lee Kroell’s EP is one of these “I generally don’t like the genre too much, but I really love this song” listens to me. She simply gives me an enjoyable time. The sound is very modern, versatile and comes with elements which stay in your mind. Finally, it is good music.

 

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