{"id":8945,"date":"2014-05-06T15:40:01","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T15:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/?p=8945"},"modified":"2014-05-06T15:40:01","modified_gmt":"2014-05-06T15:40:01","slug":"kim-harris-only-the-mighty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/2014\/05\/06\/kim-harris-only-the-mighty\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Harris \u2013 Only the Mighty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/2014\/05\/06\/kim-harris-only-the-mighty\/a1845752546_10\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8946\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8946\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stylusmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/a1845752546_10-300x270.jpg\" alt=\"a1845752546_10\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the woods, I find peace.\u201d Thus begins Kim Harris\u2019s debut album <i>Only the Mighty<\/i>, and what a peaceful journey it is.<!--more--> Originally from Newfoundland but now based in Halifax, Harris brings to the table East Coast earnesty, honesty, and sensibilities, while producer Dale Murray (Cuff the Duke, Christina Martin) creates a beautifully warm sound that brings out the emotional nature of the instruments and Harris\u2019s soulful, humble voice.<\/p>\n<p>One of the highlights of the album, \u201cIn the Woods,\u201d is upbeat, catchy, and supported by superb backing vocals. A great example of the potential that this new artist can achieve, the track is reminiscent of a childhood run in the forest; carefree, unknown, and adventurous. The following track and lead-off single \u201cThe Weight of it All\u201d is a distinct change of pace. Beautifully expressive piano drives this song as it builds up to tell the story of abandonment and reunion. A subtle slide guitar passes in between Harris\u2019s stunning vocals and lifts the song to new heights. \u201cDust\u201d sounds like a song you would hear from a local band at a Halifax pub, prompting you to grab your drink and get up and dance alongside everyone else. \u201cOh my love is a lion, where bravery stands \/ with a heart like a bison fell to my waiting, wavering hand,\u201d Harris and Murray sing on another amazing standout track \u201cOh Lion,\u201d an ode to a lover, either current or past.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, <i>Only the Mighty<\/i> is a strong debut from a talented new artist. It does, however, suffer from a slowed down pace in the second half, coupled with repetitive musical themes that prevent this album from being more solid front to back. A good pick-up for anyone who loves that authentic East Coast sound. (Independent, <a href=\"http:\/\/kimharris.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">kimharris.bandcamp.com\/<\/a>) <b>Dave Guennette<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIn the woods, I find peace.\u201d Thus begins Kim Harris\u2019s debut album Only the Mighty, and what a peaceful journey it is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[416,1056],"class_list":["post-8945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-halifax","tag-utn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8945\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}