Kimbra Essentials
Playlist - 16 Songs
The planets fell into perfect alignment for Kimbra Johnson in 2011 and 2012. Thanks to her simmering vocal turn on Gotye’s global smash “Somebody That I Used to Know,” the New Zealand artist’s name was on the lips of the world when she dropped her debut album, Vows. At the ARIAs, she won Best Female Artist both of those years, while more ARIAs, APRAs, and Grammys rained upon the Gotye duet.
Her sophisticated soul-funk follow-up, The Golden Echo, enlisted the likes of John Legend, Thundercat and Daniel Johns. Johnson has continually broadened her stylistic range since then, casually rapping on 2017’s “Top of the World” and paying extended homage to ’90s R&B on 2024’s Idols & Vices (Vol. 1), including collabs with BANKS, Dawn Richard, and Skrillex.
Kimbra Essentials
Kimbra Essentials
The planets fell into perfect alignment for Kimbra Johnson in 2011 and 2012. Thanks to her simmering vocal turn on Gotye’s global smash “Somebody That I Used to Know,” the New Zealand artist’s name was on the lips of the world when she dropped her debut album, Vows. At the ARIAs, she won Best Female Artist both of those years, while more ARIAs, APRAs, and Grammys rained upon the Gotye duet.
Her sophisticated soul-funk follow-up, The Golden Echo, enlisted the likes of John Legend, Thundercat and Daniel Johns. Johnson has continually broadened her stylistic range since then, casually rapping on 2017’s “Top of the World” and paying extended homage to ’90s R&B on 2024’s Idols & Vices (Vol. 1), including collabs with BANKS, Dawn Richard, and Skrillex.
Featured Artists
Kimbra Essentials features Gotye, Kimbra, Tōth and more
