Lion Babe – ‘Wonder Woman’

‘Jump Hi’ acted as an exciting introduction into Lion Babe’s music no doubt helped by the star-quality of its Childish Gambino feature but the duo’s latest single ‘Wonder Woman’ which premiered as Annie Mac’s hottest record in the world blows that away well and truly.

A guy called Pharrell Williams – aka ‘that dude who sang that song about being rather joyful’ -produced the track and like most things he touches it’s a densely layered pop gem. ‘Wonder Woman’ seems more three-dimensional than its predecessor with a grooving shuffle of a beat, vocals filling every space and Jillian Hervey showcases her range moreso as she dances over the track. Expect big things from this two.

Originally published 21st March at:  http://audioaddictmag.com/2015/03/23/hey-listen-21st-march-2015/

Lion Babe – ‘Jump Hi (feat. Childish Gambino)’

I came to this track solely for the Childish Gambino guest feature but found it so enchanting that I’d forgotten the rapper was even in it before his verse came around. It’s a simple song that rides a layered loop of thick percussion and rolling piano and Gambino delivers in his trademark pop-culture referencing cameo but it is Jillian Hervey’s soulful, Erykah Badu-esque vocals that own it

The track came out a few weeks ago now, but the accompanying video for it brings a new playfulness to it as we see Hervey and bandmate Lucas Goodman prancing around New York City and fittingly jumping pretty darn high.

Originally published November 14th at:  http://audioaddictmag.com/2014/11/15/hey-listen-14th-november-2014/