Tiggs Da Author – Run (feat Lady Leshurr)
Tiggs has managed to make what could essentially have been a retread of Tequila by The Champs and made it this effortlessly cool and joyful song. It’s not a disposable song either; I particularly like the line: “You can call me pussy / pussy is power.”
Hozier – Work Song
Hozier’s a good writer. I think he’s more interesting than most of the other contemporary semi-blues artists around at the moment. I guess it’s melodically similar to Take Me to Church, but it’s still very theatrical and evocative.
Louis the Child – It’s Strange (feat K Flay)
This is wavy. It makes you bop your head, and all comes alive at the 1m18s point.
Laura Mvula – Overcome (feat Nile Rodgers)
I love how undefinable Laura Mvula’s music is, and this single is no exception. It doesn’t sound like anything else. Even the inclusion of Nile Rodgers doesn’t feel tired because of how she uses him. The track doesn’t sound like a disco song at all – it’s much subtler and sparser than the recent slew of Chic-a-likes.
Sarah Blasko – I’d Be Lost
This is a proper funky little toe-tapper with really pretty synths. I don’t even know what the wuh-wuh sound is in the verse but I want to be friends with it.
