CD Review: Tammin's Album

[Andy]

cd reviews

Herald-Sun

26 May 2005

Tammin

Whatever Will Be (Sony BMG)

HOME & Away's soap-star-to-pop-star track record isn't great: see Bec Cartwright's music career.

Tammin Sursok reads from the same old script: she's always wanted to make music, yada yada.

She looks the part and has an OK voice. Her people (she thanks Team Sursok here) pitch her somewhere between Hilary Duff and Natalie Imbruglia: soft rockin' polite pop.

And the large number of mid-tempo songs and ballads is surely a nod to Delta Goodrem's success.

Buying songs from so-hot-right-now overseas pop producers, Sursok gets a nice, very "now" debut.

Tender is a medium-strength power ballad, Almost Here (one of the few tracks Sursok co-wrote) reeks of Ashlee Simpson, and Backwards Again has a hint of R&B. The new Delta or the next Holly Valance? Time will tell.

The verdict: ** 1/2

In a word: inoffensive

[a state of mind]

I love Tammins album.

She has been working on it for 3 years, so it wasn't a rush job.

"Backwards Again" is a huge standout, as is "Tender".

I predict a Top 10 debut.

[Dani Sutherland]

Good job Tam!

[Cat123]

I can't wait for it to be released over here. It better be!

I bourght both her singles when I was in Aus, but 4 songs just ain't good enough.

[a state of mind]

I've been playing the album all day... it's fresh, uplifting, catchy.... just great

[Si-Co]

I've been playing the album all day... it's fresh, uplifting, catchy.... just great

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Me too! I love Backwards Again, Around the World and Beautiful Thing. As well as WWB and PR of course. Tender hasn't really grown on me yet.

[Jen]

I got the album yesterday and I love it! I have been playing it over and over. I have to say my favourite song on it is Whatever will be, but I like the many different styles Tammin has.