August 9, 2024 • 7 mins
For the second time in a row, Tones and I’s recently released album ‘Beautifully Ordinary’ opens at No. 1 on Australia’s album chart.
The album is the follow-up to ‘Welcome To The Madhouse’, which debuted in 2021.
Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame to give her thoughts on the album.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame podcast
from News Talks at Me.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Stay with you, Stay by your side, the girdle we
wo hold on, hold on bold a ride. We don't
need a speech. Just look up at the lights with me.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Have you could only seen.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
And know that I will sign when you stand with you,
start with your own as you'll go.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
FU So the fool tonight that is Tones and Eye.
The songs go wonderful. It's pretty, isn't it? Got an
amazing voice. She just released an album called Beautifully Ordinary,
and our music review at Stelle Clifford has been listening Gila,
I'm really glad.
Speaker 4 (01:13):
You say with that song for just to get that
real full range of her, Yeah, the richness of her vocals,
and I actually that's I think probably my favorite off
the album, and I wanted to showcase it because if
you know Dance Monkey, then you kind of know what
her voice is like. But this one just gives that
real variation on what she can do vocally. And I
(01:35):
love the crescendos and I love the choir that comes
in and it is pretty like it's this pretty pop
song and it's nice to hear her do something that's
a little bit different, because we know she can bring
the jams that you can dance to, and there's plenty
of those on this album too, but just to also
have that, I think there's more emotion behind some of
(01:58):
what she's singing.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
In this album, and I think it's a really nice.
Speaker 4 (02:00):
Bit of growth for her to actually go, yeah, I'm
gonna own this and go somewhere different. There's a couple
of songs like that actually that have sort of surprised me.
Is a song called Sorrento, and I wasn't quite sure
who she was singing about until her Nana on Instagram
did a reveal of her album cover, and I think
it's actually like a love letter to her granddad, I
can hang it out in Sorrento. I just thought that
(02:22):
was really beautiful. It's funny when you listen to Tones
and I because you forget that she's full ossy, and
then you get onto her Instagram and you hear her
full sassy, ossy accent and you're like, oh, that's right,
and she's funny man, and she's a bit chaos her
can Yeah, totally taking the mickey out of Nana doing
the album reveal which I just I thought that was
(02:42):
really cute. It's just a nice thing to show the
tones of and I the song there, I think everybody
knows is dance Monkey, and I'm not sure if you
mentioned it earlier, but the whole over three billion streams
on Spotify for just one single, and that's huge, and
it really catapulted her to a different level, right, like
really successful Australian artist now suddenly on this global recognition,
(03:07):
and that song just keeps being one of her one
of her biggest songs. There's some songs on this album
that are gonna gonna compete with it, really you reckon, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
just is catchy. There's actually a song called Dance with Me,
so this Monkey is all about dancing for me. And
then there's a song called dance with Me, so maybe
that's a little bit of a you know, she wants
(03:29):
someone to dance with and now as a poster you
being out there on your own doing your thing. Yeah,
but it's still big and pop and catchy executly like
that song there, She's got a bit of blues sway
and country swag and a couple of the tracks later
into the album, I think maybe that's possibly to keep
up with where because pop and country have been doing
(03:51):
that real popular crossover, Like a lot of artists delving
into that country thing if they wouldn't already a country artist.
I don't know if it's necessarily my favorite of her stuff,
but it kind of breaks up the album and gives
it a little different sort of groove. So I kind
of like I think she's played a little bit more
on this album with that kind of stuff. Yeah, her
distinctive voice, some real big anthem productions, a couple of
(04:15):
tracks where it's just a girl and her guitar and
she can hold her own on those, and yeah, lots
of that dance stuff, and then also this use of
this choir for backing vocals, which just adds another level,
doesn't it. Yeah, Like it's just a beautiful kind of
thing to hear. Possibly one or too many tracks on
the album, Like it's quite long.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
How many tracks are they?
Speaker 4 (04:35):
I think it's like sixteen tracks or something, Okay, yeah, yeah,
but maybe that's just also because there's those ones that
really stand out.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Yeah, yeah, that's cool.
Speaker 4 (04:42):
I'm happy with those ones. Yeah, Yeah, there's a couple
I'm like, oh yeah, that's kind of a similar sort
of pop song. I think when she adds those variations,
that's kind of what you're living for to hear that
in her. I think it's gonna be a good album
to tour, Like, there's lots of fun, it's quite raw
at times with her emotion. She opens with a track
that is just full like anyone who's ever doubted her
(05:03):
or had anything bad to say. She's like, well, I'm
just going to give it all back to all of you. Yeah,
and a real showcase of her range. So she's really
really showing off in this in this album too, which
I think is quite cool to hear her voice stretch.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (05:18):
Yeah. So if you want to see her, she's at
the Aucklandtown Hall on the twenty eighth of this month.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
Oh album, yeah.
Speaker 4 (05:25):
Yeah, And I think, like I say, I think it's
going to be a really great showcase and a really
fun fun gig to go and see her.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
So oh nice, Okay, cool, that sounds great.
Speaker 4 (05:34):
You all a fun listen. It's an eight out of
ten for me.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
Eight out of ten for tones and I am beautifully ordinary.
All Right, we're gonna have a bit more of a listen.
We'll try and pick out one of those songs that
you reckon. There's going to be a banger that might
be able to compete with her streaming records as they stand.
Pleasure very good. That is a stale Clifford Our Music
Reviewer eight out of ten for beautifully ordinary by tones
and I will have all of a listen in a
couple of minutes. I wanted to read you this though.
(05:57):
It's got this amazing email Jack, A nice overview of
Malta from your travel correspondent Mike Yardley this morning and Valletta.
I've got to say it is bloody hot here right now.
I've been here for forty years in Malta, coming home
to visit this week with my Maltese wife and really
looking forward to a cooler climb. How good that's from Brian?
(06:19):
Just I love technology. Isn't this amazing? So Brian is
tuning into news talks edb live from Malta at the moment.
Isn't that incredible? So halfway in the middle of the Mediterranean,
halfway between Sicily and Tunisia, Brian is tuning in for
a sounder home and messaging us, sending us an email
(06:39):
from Malta that is really amazing, So thank you so much, Brian,
delighted to hear you coming home for a visit. I
hope you and your wife have an amazing time. And
it's still pretty jilly. I've just compared the temperatures in
New Zealand at the moment, especially the temperatures in Tartanaki
with those in Valletta, and it's certainly going to be
a change of pace, to say the least. But I
hope you have a wonderful trip. It has just gone
(07:00):
eight minutes to twelve on News Talks EDB.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live
to News Talk sed B from nine am Saturday, or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame podcast
from News Talks at Me.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Stay with you, Stay by your side, the girdle we
wo hold on, hold on bold a ride. We don't
need a speech. Just look up at the lights with me.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Have you could only seen.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
And know that I will sign when you stand with you,
start with your own as you'll go.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
FU So the fool tonight that is Tones and Eye.
The songs go wonderful. It's pretty, isn't it? Got an
amazing voice. She just released an album called Beautifully Ordinary,
and our music review at Stelle Clifford has been listening Gila,
I'm really glad.
Speaker 4 (01:13):
You say with that song for just to get that
real full range of her, Yeah, the richness of her vocals,
and I actually that's I think probably my favorite off
the album, and I wanted to showcase it because if
you know Dance Monkey, then you kind of know what
her voice is like. But this one just gives that
real variation on what she can do vocally. And I
(01:35):
love the crescendos and I love the choir that comes
in and it is pretty like it's this pretty pop
song and it's nice to hear her do something that's
a little bit different, because we know she can bring
the jams that you can dance to, and there's plenty
of those on this album too, but just to also
have that, I think there's more emotion behind some of
(01:58):
what she's singing.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
In this album, and I think it's a really nice.
Speaker 4 (02:00):
Bit of growth for her to actually go, yeah, I'm
gonna own this and go somewhere different. There's a couple
of songs like that actually that have sort of surprised me.
Is a song called Sorrento, and I wasn't quite sure
who she was singing about until her Nana on Instagram
did a reveal of her album cover, and I think
it's actually like a love letter to her granddad, I
can hang it out in Sorrento. I just thought that
(02:22):
was really beautiful. It's funny when you listen to Tones
and I because you forget that she's full ossy, and
then you get onto her Instagram and you hear her
full sassy, ossy accent and you're like, oh, that's right,
and she's funny man, and she's a bit chaos her
can Yeah, totally taking the mickey out of Nana doing
the album reveal which I just I thought that was
(02:42):
really cute. It's just a nice thing to show the
tones of and I the song there, I think everybody
knows is dance Monkey, and I'm not sure if you
mentioned it earlier, but the whole over three billion streams
on Spotify for just one single, and that's huge, and
it really catapulted her to a different level, right, like
really successful Australian artist now suddenly on this global recognition,
(03:07):
and that song just keeps being one of her one
of her biggest songs. There's some songs on this album
that are gonna gonna compete with it, really you reckon, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
just is catchy. There's actually a song called Dance with Me,
so this Monkey is all about dancing for me. And
then there's a song called dance with Me, so maybe
that's a little bit of a you know, she wants
(03:29):
someone to dance with and now as a poster you
being out there on your own doing your thing. Yeah,
but it's still big and pop and catchy executly like
that song there, She's got a bit of blues sway
and country swag and a couple of the tracks later
into the album, I think maybe that's possibly to keep
up with where because pop and country have been doing
(03:51):
that real popular crossover, Like a lot of artists delving
into that country thing if they wouldn't already a country artist.
I don't know if it's necessarily my favorite of her stuff,
but it kind of breaks up the album and gives
it a little different sort of groove. So I kind
of like I think she's played a little bit more
on this album with that kind of stuff. Yeah, her
distinctive voice, some real big anthem productions, a couple of
(04:15):
tracks where it's just a girl and her guitar and
she can hold her own on those, and yeah, lots
of that dance stuff, and then also this use of
this choir for backing vocals, which just adds another level,
doesn't it. Yeah, Like it's just a beautiful kind of
thing to hear. Possibly one or too many tracks on
the album, Like it's quite long.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
How many tracks are they?
Speaker 4 (04:35):
I think it's like sixteen tracks or something, Okay, yeah, yeah,
but maybe that's just also because there's those ones that
really stand out.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Yeah, yeah, that's cool.
Speaker 4 (04:42):
I'm happy with those ones. Yeah, Yeah, there's a couple
I'm like, oh yeah, that's kind of a similar sort
of pop song. I think when she adds those variations,
that's kind of what you're living for to hear that
in her. I think it's gonna be a good album
to tour, Like, there's lots of fun, it's quite raw
at times with her emotion. She opens with a track
that is just full like anyone who's ever doubted her
(05:03):
or had anything bad to say. She's like, well, I'm
just going to give it all back to all of you. Yeah,
and a real showcase of her range. So she's really
really showing off in this in this album too, which
I think is quite cool to hear her voice stretch.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (05:18):
Yeah. So if you want to see her, she's at
the Aucklandtown Hall on the twenty eighth of this month.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
Oh album, yeah.
Speaker 4 (05:25):
Yeah, And I think, like I say, I think it's
going to be a really great showcase and a really
fun fun gig to go and see her.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
So oh nice, Okay, cool, that sounds great.
Speaker 4 (05:34):
You all a fun listen. It's an eight out of
ten for me.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
Eight out of ten for tones and I am beautifully ordinary.
All Right, we're gonna have a bit more of a listen.
We'll try and pick out one of those songs that
you reckon. There's going to be a banger that might
be able to compete with her streaming records as they stand.
Pleasure very good. That is a stale Clifford Our Music
Reviewer eight out of ten for beautifully ordinary by tones
and I will have all of a listen in a
couple of minutes. I wanted to read you this though.
(05:57):
It's got this amazing email Jack, A nice overview of
Malta from your travel correspondent Mike Yardley this morning and Valletta.
I've got to say it is bloody hot here right now.
I've been here for forty years in Malta, coming home
to visit this week with my Maltese wife and really
looking forward to a cooler climb. How good that's from Brian?
(06:19):
Just I love technology. Isn't this amazing? So Brian is
tuning into news talks edb live from Malta at the moment.
Isn't that incredible? So halfway in the middle of the Mediterranean,
halfway between Sicily and Tunisia, Brian is tuning in for
a sounder home and messaging us, sending us an email
(06:39):
from Malta that is really amazing, So thank you so much, Brian,
delighted to hear you coming home for a visit. I
hope you and your wife have an amazing time. And
it's still pretty jilly. I've just compared the temperatures in
New Zealand at the moment, especially the temperatures in Tartanaki
with those in Valletta, and it's certainly going to be
a change of pace, to say the least. But I
hope you have a wonderful trip. It has just gone
(07:00):
eight minutes to twelve on News Talks EDB.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live
to News Talk sed B from nine am Saturday, or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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