Songoftheday: “New Soul” by Yael Naim
About 2 minutes ago, I heard the song “New Soul” by Yael Naim in the new Macbook commercial. I loved the 30 seconds that I heard, googled the lyrics…and here I am. So, I’d like to be the first to predict that this French singer-songwriter blows the eff up in the US. OK, so SPIN already made this prediction. I’m late, then.
Born in Paris, raised in Isreal (where she was a classical pianist in the Israel Airforce Orchestra), Yael recorded her self titled album in her apartment in Paris. Though this is actually her second album, it’s the first to be a commercial success (entering the French charts at #11 after it’s October release last year). The record has already peaked at #6 on the US Billboard Digital Albums chart.
Yael Naim will be released in the US on March 18th via Atlantic. She’s currently touring in France and Belgium.
“New Soul,” as heard in the Apple commercial…
The best cover of “Toxic” ever (sorry Mark Ronson):
Posted: February 20th, 2008 under Songoftheday.
Tags: Yael Naim
Comment from Stephanie
Time February 21, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Looked her up the minute after I heard the song…. Instant success!