Kanisha K - Bet on Me
Producer Joe Vulpis, known for his work with Lady
Gaga among others, has shepherded Michigan born Kanisha K to another rousing
musical success with her latest release “Bet on Me”. This condensed, sharply
composed single, co-written by Kanisha and Vulpis, is an ideal new offering for
Kanisha’s career at this point. It smacks of the personal while still offering
up a compelling musical and vocal experience for any listeners who encounter
her work. Kanisha, since her debut, has made a reputation for herself as a
purveyor of top shelf pop music that doesn’t pander to its audience but,
instead, shows enough vision to straddle the demands of connecting with
listeners while still remaining hidebound to self-expression. It’s an
impressive achievement from anyone, but particularly so from a young performer
like Kanisha whose career trajectory is in the ascent, because of its
self-assurance and the seamless presentation. She proves herself to be a
heavyweight singing talent with this track.
Vulpis really does an exceptional job setting this
song up for Kanisha to get the most out of it. It begins in an understated
fashion, but the full band soon enters the picture with the sort of
significance and consideration that the song deserves. There’s a lot of ways
you can take this song, but the backing musicians make a clear effort to
complement her vocal and lyric with an equally emotive backing track. Their
efforts are spellbindingly successful. There’s real warmth and passion oozing
from the musicians and they hit all their marks at just the right point without
ever lapsing into self-indulgent displays of their virtuosity. Instead, they
serve the song first and foremost with the right amount of discernment and
artistry. They have multiple chances, however, to add their own creativity
along the way and the performance greatly benefits from those instances when
they choose to seize the opportunities it presents.
There’s a lot of opportunities presented by the
lyric and vocal alike. Kanisha’s writing has outstanding clarity and never goes
in for wordiness when it can accomplish the same goals with as few words as
possible. Not all singer/songwriters understand the balance a good lyric should
strike with all of its surrounding elements, but even a cursory listen to “Bet
on Me” demonstrates that Kanisha K understands this quite well. Her vocals are perfect
for the song. It isn’t long after listening to this that you’ll convince
yourself, yes, this is a person everyone should be willing to take a chance on
and the biggest reason for that is her obvious devotion to nailing this song
without any room for error. There are no errors or missteps. Instead, Kanisha
shows a luxurious, sure footed confidence throughout the track that makes the
most of its promise and frequently reaches rousing heights. “Bet on Me” is,
without question, Kanisha K’s best single yet. This is the sort of quality
track capable of transforming a performer’s career and it’s likely to win her
an abundance of new fans.
Scott Wigley
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