In a Gaga-run world, it only makes sense that more variations of interesting, moody pop has finally begun to get its due. At the head of the pack is Natalia Kills, who has already reached some success with “Mirrors,” her Akon-produced single that peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Dance Songs charts. Having spent a bulk of the year touring with such genre-bending artists as Swedish electro-queen Robyn, Kills has just begun prepping the public for her debut album, “Perfectionist,” out August 16 via will.i.am/Cherrytree/Interscope.
Her first step? A light, dancey track titled “Free,” featuring the singer/songwriter’s label head, will.i.am. “‘Free’ is one of my favorite songs off the album — I wrote it when I was still a waitress,” says Kills, a London native who recently made the move to L.A. “I was selling my stuff on eBay just to pay the rent, but I felt just as great as I do now.” (more…)
