Nelly Furtado Philstar.com Interview

Manila, Philippines (Top40 Charts/ Interscope Records) Wondering if Nelly Furtado's newest record The Spirit Indestructible is somewhat of a throwback to her debut album more than a decade ago? Wonder not.

"It reminds me of my first album to an extent," the Canadian singer-songwriter herself told The STAR in an exclusive phone interview.

This is because of the intentionally positive vibe going on in the album — in fact, the title itself is telling enough — which is similar to that of her breakthrough work in 2000, the critical and commercial hit Whoa, Nelly! which produced the first batch (I'm Like A Bird, Turn Off The Light, etc.) of her chart-toppers.

It's been 12 years since and that positive tone is now tinged with nostalgia which, according to the 33-year-old Nelly, is the biggest theme of her forthcoming studio album, due for release in the Philippines in September under MCA Music, Inc.

She explained, "I came from a small town (in Victoria, British Columbia in Canada) and now, just as I grow older, I'm really starting to look at my upbringing in a really nice way, where I remember all the good memories which kind of enable me to write songs about them. Some of my favorite pop songs of other artists are about nostalgia, and it's good thing to draw from because sometimes your nostalgic memories are very vibrant, and also very positive."

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