Recent Exclaim! cover star Allison Russell is the latest of over 300 artists to partake in Spotify's Singles series, which invites musicians to reimagine one of their own songs and a song they love.
For her offering, the singer-songwriter and burgeoning author decided to take on Hozier's 2013 breakout single "Take Me to Church" and deliver a new rendition of "Stay Right Here" from her sophomore record, The Returner.
Surprising no one, Russell rises to the occasion with robust, resonant vocals — and an assist from the Resistance Revival Chorus choir fully takes this hungry work to the pews. The new recording of "Stay Right Here" leans into the soulful grit the artist relentlessly brings to the table, buoying the song's piano-driven funk groove with a balance of both organic and synthetic textures.
Listen to both tracks below.
For her offering, the singer-songwriter and burgeoning author decided to take on Hozier's 2013 breakout single "Take Me to Church" and deliver a new rendition of "Stay Right Here" from her sophomore record, The Returner.
Surprising no one, Russell rises to the occasion with robust, resonant vocals — and an assist from the Resistance Revival Chorus choir fully takes this hungry work to the pews. The new recording of "Stay Right Here" leans into the soulful grit the artist relentlessly brings to the table, buoying the song's piano-driven funk groove with a balance of both organic and synthetic textures.
Listen to both tracks below.