Nov 2011 22

Emo synth pop – always a good thing for your Tuesday.

South London duo Alpines cover Carly Simon’s ‘Why’ as part of their on-going collaboration series which sees them working with various producers such as Dark Sky, Craze + Hoax (Emeli Sande ‘Heaven’) and now Maya Jane Cole. Catherine’s lead vocals carry a cold, emotionless tone in parts (a good thing, in this instance) giving ‘Why’ that essential contemporary edge. I really like that subtle groove, too.

  1. hhface says:

    On heavy rotation!!!!

  2. [...] in November we posted a cover of Carly Simon’s classic ‘Why’ by Aplines & Maya Jane Coles – it was dope. The duo have returned now with the second single off their Collaborations [...]

  3. [...] provides the garage grooved remix below. We highlighted Coles previously when she featured on a Alpines track last year. Since then, Coles has readying herself steadily and picked up on A&R and [...]