Alfred
Alfred Sim
Project SuperStar winner Alfred Sim has turned heads for his debut EP because there are pictures of him in the buff on the cover and in the lyric booklet.
The songs, unfortunately, are not exactly revealing – there are fewer singer-songwriter confessionals and more middle-of-the-road songs with titles such as Lover and Glimmer.
At least the rock-tinged ballads showcase his slightly raspy, powerful pipes.
His voice soars with optimism and idealism on My Friend: “Insisting on the right and ordinary can also be resplendent/Carved on our hearts is a kind of strength.”
On the duet, Proud Of Love, he splits lyric-writing and singing duties with his singer-songwriter wife, Tay Kewei, and it sounds tailor-made for the weddings they have performed at over the years.
At the same time, it is also a sweetly personal track as the title in Mandarin combines characters from both their names.
It would have been a stronger debut if there had been greater variety to the music.
Sim should definitely expose himself to more genres.
(ST)