Friday, 18 February 2011
Jessie Ware & Sampha 'Valentine'
Sleak, soulful, sherbetty, saccharine. Sweet. All the S words. This is a neat little minimalist soul tune, kind of post-dubstep-esque, and very thematic. I particularly like the way they skilfully alternate the vocal duties, layering them over an off-kilter backdrop of bells and beats, chopped and spliced.
But it feels like a snippet. A mere snippet. Its intricate, slender structure meander around us about 1.5 times before its abrupt conclusion, which is a shame because it's all so utterly lovely. I suppose we'll just have to put up with that, and muster up the energy to press repeat more often. Honest to God, you won't be able to resist it.
First class video too. Bare bones like the music.