Dry - ellakate (Soul) ellakate’s latest track, “Dry”, slams into high gear from the first beat with a big band sound drenched in fuzzy analog vibes. The song has a classic quality, spinning like a vinyl, while marrying lush modern production with a retro soundscape. “Dry” certainly feels like a song that could be in Amy Winehouse’s repertoire. But while the instrumentation is a bonafide jam, the star of the song is certainly the vocalist—slinky and seductive and dripped in soul, we get some Duffy vibes as guaranteed “old soul” ellakate both chews the lyrics with emotion and finally crescendos into a powerful belt in the closer. The track definitely takes you for a ride you’ll be happy you’ve taken and boy is that bridge just extra tasty.
Best Lyric: “I am dry and I want fire.”