Matt’s Music Blog

Singer-songwriter and producer d4vd (real name David Anthony Burke ) crafted this dreamy, tropical number out of a reworked, key-shifted sample of South Korean producer Blueday's "Snowday". I gotta say that while finding that out caught me completely by surprise considering how original the song sounds , I'm not complaining at all. Sampling is an art form unto itself and can make for amazing music if done right, while also shining a spotlight on lesser-known artists who deserve the recognition.    D4vd did an immaculate job on the production here and made the sample his own, turning a slow, romantic, wintry song into something that sounds just like the video thumbnail above looks, if that makes any sense. With a lethargic  soft rock -infused bedroom pop beat and bittersweet, romantic lyrics about lasting love, listening to this makes me feel like I'm on a tropical island, watching the night creep in with the one I love as the sun sets over the shimmering sea.  ...

Laufey (pronounced LOY-VEY ) is kind of an anomaly in the modern pop landscape, and I mean that in the best possible sense.  If you’re on TikTok, you most certainly know her, and if you don’t, allow me to fill you in. She’s an Icelandic-born singer-songwriter who makes music that infuses the old-fashioned jazz of the Great American Songbook with modern styles like indie and  bedroom pop. Her musical output is truly one of a kind, and I’m so glad she’s getting the recognition she deserves in the mainstream, appearing on late-night shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live and being on a world tour as of my writing this.  One of her best-known songs is this lovely cover of the jazz standard “ I Wish You Love .” Like much of her work at that time, it combines bedroom pop music with jazz influences, resulting in something that sounds both modern and retro simultaneously. Laufey's rich, warm contralto calls to mind Judy Garland and other classic female singers from the mid-20th century...