Love Story
Nadia Ali
The second single following “Crash & Burn” from the still [almost a year after being announced] forthcoming debut solo album, “Smile In Bed,” “Love Story” is the perfect companion to a flowering crush after an extended dry spell. The lyrics name all the elements of love breaking down the walls we put up in defense of heartbreak, and then ends the chorus with, “and with the road ahead/ this is the beginning/ of this love story.” As with anything Nadia does, layers of her simple ad-libs add indescribably to the texture of the song, and in this case it’s executed as a repeated “La da da Da… La Da da da Da da.” Remix credits are formidable and include minimal treatments by Starkillers, Sultan & Shephard and Dresden Johnston, but the kiss on the forehead goes to Andy Moor, who sets Nadia amongst a dizzying peak hour trance atmosphere that punctuates instead of overpowering. Definitely one of my favorite songs this year.
