I've wanted to post about rising star Sky Ferreira for a while but there's always been one fairly significant hurdle to overcome: the girl has no songs.The 16-year-old model and singer from L.A. has had all manner of music industry elite fawning over her but the only chance the general public have had to hear what all the fuss is about has been a guest spot on The Shoes' remix of The Virgins' track 'Teen Lovers' (which essentially just involves some breathy counting on Sky's part...)
Although we'll have to wait another while to hear what she's been cooking up in the studio with superstar producers Bloodshy & Avant, a couple of slightly incredible cover versions have started to crop up online.
The tracks have been perfectly selected, the first being a cover of Miike Snow's indie-pop anthem 'Animal', completely pared back to just piano and Sky's staggeringly mature-sounding vocal:
I know, right? Amazing.
Next up is an interpretation of Ellie Goulding's 'Wish I Stayed', presumably recorded during one of her sessions with the song's writer Frankmusik. Using the same backing track, Sky's version isn't a drastic departure from the original but is a pretty stonking rendition nonetheless.
Sky Ferreira: coming to a 'Tips for 2010' feature near you.
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