Love Lesson
Diana Wang
While Taiwan’s Diana Wang made it only to the final 42 on the first season of talent show Chinese Idol earlier this year, she impressed label Warner Music Taiwan enough to be offered a contract.
And the newcomer has since made quite a splash with her debut album as Love Lesson hit the No. 1 spot on the authoritative G-Music album chart.
But I am not quite feeling the love, even though a fair bit of the material here revolves around the topic, from ballad Too Young To Love to the emo title track.
Her voice is pleasant enough, but not particularly distinctive. The same goes for the material.
What leaves more of an impression are the upbeat Armoured Wizard and the sole English track, her cover of feted indie act Bon Iver’s Skinny Love.
Her take is a glossier pop version of the haunting and angry original. But the power of the song is such that it is easily the most memorable number here.
(ST)