Get Away From Me
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	Release Date	2010-06-30
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Like Rufus Wainwright, Nellie McKay was born concerning thirty years too late. She may look like a winsome teenager on the cover of "Get Away From Me," but she's got the soul and grit of Ethel Merman, mincing her way throughout drawing room dramas and musical conflagrations together with extra subtlety, wit, and better personal politics than Eminen, but together with similar outcomes--much stunningly on "Sari," where she completely melds the ire of Missy Elliot together with the goofiness of Moon Unit Zappa on this edgy rap song. McKay shortly changes personas becoming a torchy siren on her paean to domesticity "I Wanna Get Married," wearing her irony as lightly--and as transparently--as a see-throughout negligee. At nineteen, McKay has only scratched the surface of what she's capable of, veering from witty jazz, to edgy cabaret, to brash confessionals, and taking the listener on what certainly will prove to be a long, eccentric ride. --Jaan Uhelszki
Like Rufus Wainwright, Nellie McKay was born concerning thirty years too late. She may look like a winsome teenager on the cover of "Get Away From Me," but she's got the soul and grit of Ethel Merman, mincing her way throughout drawing room dramas and musical conflagrations together with extra subtlety, wit, and better personal politics than Eminen, but together with similar outcomes--much stunningly on "Sari," where she completely melds the ire of Missy Elliot together with the goofiness of Moon Unit Zappa on this edgy rap song. McKay shortly changes personas becoming a torchy siren on her paean to domesticity "I Wanna Get Married," wearing her irony as lightly--and as transparently--as a see-throughout negligee. At nineteen, McKay has only scratched the surface of what she's capable of, veering from witty jazz, to edgy cabaret, to brash confessionals, and taking the listener on what certainly will prove to be a long, eccentric ride. --Jaan Uhelszki
Customer Reviews
Wow this is bad   2009-08-05
By M. Finley (OH USA)
I really want to like Nellie McKay. She's beautiful and has a nice voice, but I have listened to all three of her CDs and they all sound like the soundtrack to a musical that closed off-Broadway after about a week.
Nellie is Infernally Talented   2009-05-20
By Cydni Perkins (cedar city, utah United States)
I bought this CD after hearing a clip of "The Dog Song" on Grey's Anatomy. I think I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I really do. Nellie's songwriting is amazing! Not only does she write her own lyrics and arrangements, but she also plays several of the instruments. Her poetry tip-top, both beautiful and adhering to various complicated rhyme schemes. Having studied both literature and music, I can't help but be impressed by her level of expertise and her gutsy attitude. I've had this CD rotating between Obligatory Villagers and Pretty little Head for over a week now. I would recommend all of them.
Excellent!   2008-10-12
By Patchouli (Minnesota)
Great music and lyrics. Nellie McKay has phenomenal insight and style. Her music is diverse, validating, and inspiring! She has an amazing voice and wit, and her creativity knows no bounds.
Get Away from Me, Nellie McKay   2008-05-11
I love her more quirky songs and her voice is great but I was a little disappointed that a good number of the songs seemed a bit more traditional in style. However, her lyrics are very funny.
Yet more cool music and lyrics from NYC   2008-04-22
By Sacha Zlatkova (New England)
I have waited this long, expecting to find at least one of Nellie McKay's songs fading, dull, loosing vividness but yet the entire album "Get Away from Me" remains a perfect fit for our time. The superbly interesting music themes and rather frank, catchy lyrics continue to evolve in the next "Pretty Little Head" album. It's really difficult to recommend a particular song; Nellie simply is a great, entertaining performer.