florence + the machine - sky full of song
do i even need to write anything? it's the first new track by florence + the machine since 2016! it's also wonderfully restrained and feels almost praise like in it's deliverance. it's lovely and our fave song this week. welcome back!
simian mobile disco feat deep throat choir - hey sister
as part of a three part video series, 'hey sister' falls perfectly in the middle of the emotional dance odyssey and has the benefit of being voiced by the amazing deep throat choir. taken off their upcoming new album murmurations, simian mobile disco have released a dance track that is both wonderfully haunting and surprising! definitely my favorite song this week!
dodie - secret for the mad
it's really rare that a youtuber crosses over onto my radar, but i've been recently introduced to dodie (aka dorothy miranda "dodie" clark) who had a popular channel performing covers but now is creating buzz with her own creations. case in point, the current single 'secret for the mad' comes from her UK top 10 EP 'you' and is ballsy in that it's whole construct is just a simple piano note, layered vocal harmonies culminating in a really gorgeous choir at the end. i'm kind of obsessed! listen to dodie's other songs, cause they are pretty darn good and kicks off an exciting year for this singer/songwriter/youtuber!
sam smith - pray
giving his fans the closing song of his upcoming album 'the thrill of it all', the lyrics to 'pray' seem to channel the current state of mind culminating with the rousing lyrics of 'everyone prays in the end'. it's a admirable sentiment helped by the producing skills of timbaland (who knew he could do a gospel ballad like this?)
jack garratt - weathered
i can't explain what happened when i first heard this song. the mix of nostalgia, hopefulness and regret all rolled into it's 4'36" runtime definitely gave me pause to walk around my block an extra time to listen to the song again. i've always felt that jack's previous releases were a bit distracting with it's sudden jerky arrangements, but in this case, he's crafted a near perfect song that i easily my favorite thing out at the moment. i am obsessed.
wanna check out jack performing this song acoustically? :
jack garratt - weathered (live @ maida vale sessions)
