Friday Swings From 1967 Harmony to Tinashe’s Popstar Release-Day Heat
The Mamas & The Papas bring the breezy 1967 deep cut “Free Advice,” while Tinashe turns up the pressure with “Crash Out.” One leans into stacked vintage harmony and loose California-pop ease; the other keeps its cool inside sleek modern pop tension — two very different ways to make a Friday vocal stick.
Two tracks. Two discoveries. One daily detour.
Come Thru Vocals is INYIM’s long-running daily music discovery series spotlighting voices and songs worth hearing. Selections may also move into Musique Dig’s Weekly Playlist and rotation on INYIM Radio.
The Mamas & The Papas
Tune: “Free Advice”
WHY IT CAUGHT OUR EAR
Pulled from the group’s 1967 album Deliver, “Free Advice” was written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips and produced by Lou Adler. The stacked voices and loose pop swing are the attraction here: familiar Mamas & The Papas chemistry, but on a track that sits far deeper in the catalog than the standards everyone already knows.
Tinashe
Tune: “Crash Out”
WHY IT CAUGHT OUR EAR
“Crash Out” lands especially well today with Tinashe’s Popstar album arriving September 25. She keeps the vocal cool while the track itself suggests everything is one bad decision away from combusting — sleek, controlled pop with just enough danger underneath to make the title feel inevitable.
Come back for the next daily detour. Keep discovering in the Come Thru Vocals archive, hear the week’s six strongest finds in Musique Dig’s Weekly Playlist, and keep the music moving on INYIM Radio.
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