IMAGES - NAOMI STRIEMER
Naomi Striemer’s indie S debut topped charts in her native Canada in December, thanks to a free MSN.ca.com download of the poetic single “Cars.” The song sketches an allegory of counting passing vehicles in the search for love, featuring a solo from Carlos Santana. Through the heft of 17 tracks, the stunning 23-year-old delivers consummate ballads and authoritative midtempo pop-rockers, most of which she wrote. Dominating the set are the towering title track, which grieves over lost love; the Evanescence-esque pained rocker “Fall Behind” and the tome of fragility “Derailed.” With her vanguard voice, Striemer is a peerless presence destined to seduce starved enthusiasts of melodic mastery.(S Records) Billboard
