Washington - How to Tame Lions (EP)
It might be the pair of 2010 Aria Awards for Best Female Artist and Breakthrough Artist that did it. Maybe it's just the cool glasses. But whatever the reason, we're happy that 25-year-old Aussie singer/songwriter Megan Washington -- known simply by her surname -- is finally getting a shot on these shores with the release of How to Tame Lions, a five track EP of smart alt-pop arriving April 12 (March 15 digital) that will hopefully usher in the stateside release of her debut full length I Believe You Liar later this year. As we noted on our review last year, "Liar careens easily from the darkly eclectic to bright and shiny jumbles of infectious hooks."
Washington's keen sense of wordplay, bordering at times on quirky, is balanced nicely by both a solid melodic foundation and a rambunctious, witty attitude. Self-described as "minimalist elegance," her songs are confident and assured, not the navel-gazing, mumbled musings of "deep" introspection but smartly conceived and playfully, skillfully executed productions that strut with dramatic panache. We're immediately taken by the 80's girl-group "I get shakin' when you shake it" sassy come on romp "Sundays Best", the staggered synth-keys rapture of "How to Tame Lions" and elegant piano ballad closer "Welcome Stranger." More, please. Watch the award-winning video for "Sunday's Best" and "Welcome Stranger" after the jump.
Washington -"How to Tame Lions" (from the How to Tame Lions EP)
Washington - "Welcome Stranger" (from the How to Tame Lions EP)
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