Tate McRae Is Giving Us Ethereal Y2K
Plus: Diving into Robyn's Album - Body Talk Pt 1
Last week, Tate McRae dropped the deluxe version of her latest album - So Close To What???, so this week I had to use one of the bonus track for my weekly producer challenge. I took the vocals from Nobody’s Girl and made a track to go with them without hearing the original first.
After finally listening through to the original version of the album last week, I was pretty sure we were in for more of the Y2K thing she’s been doing as of late - big drums, minimal production hook, etc. I didn’t really want to go that route with my version, so I tried to bring in a bit of my own style and go for a more electronic, synth-heavy approach. The vocals on their own weren’t giving me much of a hint in terms of direction either, but something in the verses reminded me of some of Sabrina Carpenter’s recent releases - I think they shared some writers on these projects actually.
Haven’t heard the original yet? Check it out here:
When I finally heard the original, I was pretty surprised with where the production ended up going. The whole thing was way more orchestral than anything I would have expected. Lush strings over the same Y2K-type drum beat made for an interesting juxtaposition, somewhat reminiscent of something off Addison Rae’s last album. Take a listen and let me know what you thought of these two versions!
Listen to Body Talk Pt 1 With Me:
Another comeback in the works this year is from Robyn and in anticipation of my producer challenge featuring her latest single Dopamine (stay tuned for that next week), I figured why not take things back to her masterpiece of an album Body Talk Pt. 1. This week I’m listening through to the first of the three part release and ranking the tracks from my favorite to least favorite. This project was a huge inspiration for me when I first started producing and still remains a major reference for a lot of what I work on. I’m really looking forward to whatever else she has coming up in this new era. Which tracks were your favorite off Body Talk?
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