Nelly Furtado Goes Back To 'Whoa Nelly' Sound For New AlbumNelly Furtado has tried many different sounds and styles throughout her career, and now it looks like she'll be coming full circle on her upcoming English album 'Lifestyle', after she revealed that the LP will be heavily influenced by her R&B-meets-folk 2000 debut 'Whoa Nelly'.
She also spills some details about the collaborations on the album, including Salaam Remi again, and Passion Pit.
"Definitely my first record 'Whoa, Nelly!,' it has the same organic and raw feel that that record did. 'Whoa, Nelly!' was influenced by artists like Beck, Oasis and Cornershop which all helped me produce this refreshing, clean pop sound that I wanted. When Track Field and I did my first album, it took us like a month to record each song, but that was then."
"I'm working with Salaam Remi, and we've forged this amazing friendship and musical space for ourselves, where we're really enjoying each other's company in the studio. So he did two new tracks on the Greatest Hits Night Is Young and Girlfriend In The City and we're really tapping into something cool."
"I'm really into alternative music at the moment. I've also worked with Michael Angelakos from Passion Pit and I've been in Jamaica with a producer called Genius, trying some different styles. I think the new album will be a real throwback to [debut album] 'Whoa, Nelly!' in terms of the eclecticism and the alternative influences. I really feel like there's an earthiness there that's really great."
Not only is Nelly taking it back to 2000 on 'Lifestyle', but she's also hoping to bring back the carefree hippie style of the record in her fashion.
"With 'Lifestyle', I'm thinking of going back to really simple. Kind of like with 'Whoa, Nelly,' when it was really easy to get dressed every day. Basically I went on tour for my first album with a big duffle bag of free Puma sneakers and free clothes from Roxy, Miss Sixty, and Fornarina. I'd just wear all that."