Carne Umana | en

Kim Carnes (born July 20,1945 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer-songwriter. She is noted for her distinctive, raspy voice which she attributes to many hours spent singing in smoky bars and clubs. Carnes was a member of New Christy Minstrels from 1966 until 1970. Kenny Rogers was also a member, and during this time Carnes met and married Dave Ellingson, with whom she would write most of her songs. For a short while in the early 1970s, she and Ellingson formed the folk duo Kim and Dave, which was not successful. She began releasing albums during the early...

Humanasaur's sound is powerfully crushing and heavy, meandering through (and scoffing at) tuning and time just enough have a primitive and casual feel without becoming messy. While the music is rather plodding and sludgy, they do pick up the pace from time to time and manage to shake off some the thick ooze that surrounds them. In addition to the occasional "upbeat" and thinner sounding songs, many of their tracks contain an undeniably poppy hook buried far behind the wall of feedback and noise. The vocals have a sparse feel, seemingly drifting in and out, though always proving to be...