Thieves - Imelda Gabs (Pop) Imelda’s smokey, sultry voice grabs you immediately as soon as the track starts and slowly introduces you to a dance-pop track that builds right out of the gate into full dance bop. This is surely a club track that deserves like 100 dance remixes, with the original version we had the privy to listen to sliding comfortably into today’s Top 40. Imelda has a distinct vocal—the closest we can come is maybe a Sade/Shakira/Ariana Grande hybrid, and even that doesn’t do her justice. We also hear some influence of Sonique’s “It Feels So Good” in here as well, intentional or not. The track uses a lot of modern convention—the bouncing bass, trap percussion, crisp claps and vocal modulation punches creating a midtempo that gets you on your feet—married with a great set of house keys and a sprinkling of rhodes to bring a touch of retro dance. SIdenote—check out Imelda’s incredibly produced music video—seriously, it’s really f*cking impressive, plus, she’s a STUNNER.
Best Lyric: “Still you think you know it all. You know it all? You know it all, do you?”