Creation

The songs on CREATION cover a vast territory of sound; Starting off with the technology and dark electronica driven rhythms of "William Tell," listeners will undoubtedly identify NINA's beautiful voice as the central character to the musical landscapes they are about to travel through. What follows is a world of the ethereal and otherworldly in "He Turned The Light Out", and just when the listener thought they left earth, "Trigger" brings them back down with a thud with pulverizing sample and guitar based alternative fuzz. "This Magic Stuff," a deceptively radio friendly pop song, will taunt those who enter with lyrics of love and longing while strangely opening up the world of NINA HYNES to all those who dare.

The CD has received a warm response in America and is currently getting airplay on the few U.S. radio stations it has been leaked to. Nic Harcourt @ KCRW in L.A. has been a big champion of NINA on his Morning Becomes Eclectic show, calling her music "a cross between Bjork and Massive Attack... Perfect end of the century pop," which has led to strong West coast interest and a movie soundtrack offer. Bruce Warren @ "tastemaker" radio station WXPN in Philadelphia described the release best; "It's just beautiful. This is just an incredible sound and the songs are terrific." One of NINA's songs was recently used during NBC's U.S. T.V. coverage of the 1999 French Open.

Amazon.com's Best of 1999
On their debut CD, Creation, Nina Hynes and band have created a dense and dreamlike atmosphere that even in its darkest moments is sure to bring spine-tingling joy to all listeners. Hynes sings with a self-assured emotional and dynamic intensity that marks her as an artist to keep an eye on. --Michael Wells


Nina Hynes and band have produced a sonic landscape on Creation that is at once lulling and charged with an exhilarating energy. Although there's much complexity packed into this debut EP--both in the emotional and dynamic range of Hynes's voice and in the dense, sample-heavy production of Joe Chester--there's also a delicate, shoe-gazer pop accessibility here that can be likened to the Sundays and Irish compatriots the Cranberries. With breathy vocals that recall Tanya Donelly (Belly, Throwing Muses), Hynes proclaims her undying devotion to an absent friend or lover on the stand-out track "This Magic Stuff." There's a palpable tension felt here, crafted with deceptively cheery jangle guitar layered over tautly angular bass and drum tracks. The most breathtaking music on Creation occurs during the ethereal reprise to "Bring Me Alive"--in the hushed, spine-tingling moments after the song climax's with propulsive, My Bloody Valentine crescendos of thickly layered guitar. --Michael Wells