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The fantastically affecting indie-pop of Mr Little Jeans is the kind that begs to be reinterpreted well. With an ear for big choruses and a genuinely beautiful voice, Monica Birkenes makes music that it’s easy to envision being remixed, calling to mind Ellie Goulding – less in the sense that they sound the same, but more that their music has a feel of poppy adaptability. Fool’s Gold seemed to want to put that flexibility to the test.
The international influence-drawing outfit takes the backdrop of “Runaway” through a teleporter, swapping out the sweeping synths and guitars for tropical stuttering and danceability. The bongos and synthesized claps dominate the percussion before combining with a pounding four-on-the-floor bass and snare duo. All of this under a natural sounding bassline and understated effects makes for one hell of a transition from the original. But Mr Little Jeans’ voice is still there, unaffected and working just as well in its new habitat.
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And the original, because you can and should take another listen:
