WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE RECORD
"The Voice of JEM Creates Modern Pop Songs with Outrageous Personality"
by by Ellen Eldridge / "Target Audience Magazine
"Creamy Smooth Synth Pop Perfection"
by Travis Andrion
Samantha Newark takes her warm inviting vocals and marinates them with the best of modern synth pop to create a sound all her own. Total ear candy.
'Somethin' Good"
by Johnny M. Sugar
Samantha Newark's new album a number of electronic styles into a coherent whole, stocked top to bottom with melodic hooks, jumping synths, and a sly, winking humor. Retro harmonies mesh effortlessly with a future-forward attitude that practically leaps from the speakers. More than anything, the album sounds sincere, the product of an artist who knows what she wants.
Combining Goldfrapp’s neon synth/pop, Sophie Ellis Bextor’s retro cunning, the eccentricity of Traci Lords’ 1000 Fire and her own magnetic voice, Samantha Newark has created an album all her own. It is, of course, truly outrageous, but it’s also the work of a serious, dedicated artist following her own muse with amazing results. Jem would be proud.
Samantha Newark’s "Somethin’ Good" is Somethin’ Great
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From upbeat radio-friendly tracks like “I Got Everything” to the scandalous “Hands On Me” and even the ethereal “Blue Sea,” the album covers a wide range of electronic styles and human emotion—something rarely heard in the parade of manufactured music currently being pumped through the airwaves. Even more refreshing is fact that Newark’s vocals haven’t been Auto-Tuned to death. Instead her uncommonly beautiful voice is allowed to shine naturally, providing emotional depth to every one of album’s songs. With each track written by Newark herself, Somethin’ Good also boasts another element sorely missing from music today—sincerity.
More than catchy hooks and shimmery sounds, Newark’s lyrics contain a direct and obvious honesty and demonstrate the singer’s artistic range, not only as a singer/songwriter, but as a storyteller as well. Playful, vulnerable and sultry, Somethin’ Good is an absolute joy for any fan of synth-pop—or lover of great music for that matter. Expressive, cleaver and compulsively catchy, Somethin’ Good is everything a great pop album should be.
SAMANTHA NEWARK – Somethin’ Good
What's happening magazine (US)
Known to many as the speaking voice of 80’s toon Jem, Newark is also a talented singer/songwriter with a pure & sultry voice. Her latest Dance-Pop release, is a fun n’ sexy trip with a lil’ New Wave flavor & Prince-esque flair. Tracks to check out: I Got Everything, Hands On Me, Blue Sea, Lover.
"Somethin' Good" Album review
By Andrea Guy / Ariel Publicity
There’s so much more to Samantha’s music than her great voice. She also wrote or co-wrote all eleven songs on Something Good. The songs are deeper than the usual club fare, but they still offer up enough fun that they make you want to get on the dance floor. Something Good is one of this year’s best dance albums. Samantha packs a one-two punch with smart and fun lyrics and great beats to keep you moving. Anyone looking for an album to make them get up and shake it will be thrilled with this.
Samantha Newark – "Something Good
"By Wes LuAllen -Top 25 Musical Happenings of 2011
This is the first album I hit when I want to listen to my MP3s. I start with “Hands on Me”, “Milk and Honey” or “Lover” and just start shuffling through there. To say I’m not biased would be a lie. I don’t want to say that being Jem/Jerica from the 80s cartoon is the only thing that Sam has done but it certainly puts butts in the seats so if I have to say that’s what she’s famous for to get people in the door to hear this amazing album, then so be it. Don’t pigeonhole her because you’ll just embarrass yourself. The album is great and her voice is amazing. This album almost slipped through my fingers and I’m damn glad it didn’t.
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