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Press Play At Home: LP Performs Impassioned Version Of "The One That You Love"

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Backed by a classic Motown-ish stomp, the alt-pop singer/songwriter LP performs her pleading, yearning 2020 single "The One That You Love"
Morgan Enos
GRAMMYs
Mar 18, 2021 - 11:01 am

After a year of tinny bedroom livestreams, we're all raring to enjoy some concerts again. Let the alternative-pop singer/songwriter LP remind you what those were like. 

In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, LP wails their 2020 single "The One That You Love" with a crisp, full band, driven by reverberating, Motown-sized drums.

LP's influences are appropriately stadium-scaled—The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Queen—and once recorded with Cyndi Lauper on a shelved release. 

Let's hope we can hear that team-up at some point. But in the meantime, check out this terrific performance of "The One That You Love" above and watch more episodes of Press Play At Home here.

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Press Play At Home: Charlotte Day Wilson

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Press Play At Home: Watch Charlotte Day Wilson Perform A Lithe Version Of "I Can Only Whisper"

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In the newest episode of Press Play At Home, watch singer/songwriter Charlotte Day Wilson perform a muted version of her song, "I Can Only Whisper"
Morgan Enos
GRAMMYs
Aug 19, 2021 - 1:47 pm

Learning to write a half-decent song is one thing; learning to sing and play guitar simultaneously presents another series of tripwires to avoid.

Budding musicians know the struggle: How do I keep a consistent tempo? How do I not go too loud or too breathy? How do I weed out bum notes and excessive string scrapes?

To those ends, Charlotte Day Wilson's below performance is a masterclass in control. She negotiates the relatively elaborate chord progression with ease; her phrasing is fluid and natural. Plus, it doesn't hurt that "I Can Only Whisper," from her 2021 album ALPHA, is a hell of a song.

Watch Charlotte Day Wilson's "I Can Only Whisper"

In the newest episode of Press Play At Home, check out the Canadian R&B wunderkind's spare rendition of the tune, which features instrumental greats BADBADNOTGOOD on the studio version.

Watch the stirring clip above and click here to enjoy more episodes of Press Play At Home.

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Press Play At Home: Techy Fatule Performs A Charismatic, Otherworldly Version Of "Tu Me Quieres Más"

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In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, the Dominican pop star Techy Fatule performs Tu Me Quieres Más," a song brimming with confidence and dense atmosphere
Morgan Enos
GRAMMYs
Apr 29, 2021 - 10:49 am

Some performers become visibly gun-shy when a camera's on them; Techy Fatule is the opposite. She's a born singer and performer, firmly in control of her stage presence. 

It doesn't hurt to have excellent production, either: "Tu Me Quieres Más" (or, "You Love Me More") embellishes Fatule's words with a glitchy, droning soundscape that adds mystery and sophistication.

In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, watch the Dominican pop star and actor deliver a compelling performance of "Tu Me Quieres Más," owning the spotlight with her band in tow.

Watch the atmospheric performance above and click here to enjoy more episodes of Press Play At Home.

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Press Play At Home: Julia Stone

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Press Play At Home: Julia Stone Performs An Artfully Plainspoken Rendition Of "We All Have"

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In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, Australian singer/songwriter Julia Stone delivers a fingerpicked performance of "We All Have" from her St. Vincent- and Matt Berninger-assisted upcoming album 'Sixty Summers'
Morgan Enos
GRAMMYs
Apr 1, 2021 - 11:12 am

Julia Stone is proof that a great song doesn’t need a whole lot of embellishment to come across effectively and impactfully—just an acoustic guitar in some atmospheric scenery will do.

In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, the Sydney, Australia, singer/songwriter performs her spare, haunting song "We All Have" from her 2020 album Sixty Summers.

Stone co-wrote the tune with Kaelyn Behr; Matt Berninger of The National appears on the recorded version and Annie Clark (a.k.a. St. Vincent) co-produced the album.

Check out Stone’s gorgeously plainspoken performance above and check out more episodes of Press Play At Home here.

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Francisca Valenzuela

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Press Play At Home: Francisca Valenzuela Performs Her Courageous Feminist Paean "La Fortaleza"

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The outspoken Chilean singer/songwriter Francisca Valenzuela sings of womanhood and will to power
Morgan Enos
GRAMMYs
Feb 25, 2021 - 10:30 am

For Francisca Valenzuela, feminism isn't a radical notion, but a self-evident truth. The daughter of two renowned Chilean scientists, she's published muscular, experiential poetry (like her 2000 book, Defenseless Waters, which she published in her early teens) and founded Ruidosa, a festival, platform and community that elevates female voices.

Watch Francisca Valenzuela Perform "La Fortaleza"

In this episode of Press Play At Home, Valenzuela sings "La Fortaleza," which contains her worldview in microcosm. "Everything that has happened has led me to today," she sings in Spanish. "I look ahead to the horizon and I bury the guilt and leave/I pack a suitcase, take a deep breath and don't look back/Setting sun, rising sun will accompany me."

Check out Francisca Valenzuela's riveting performance of "La Fortaleza" above, and watch other episodes of Press Play At Home.

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