COME THRU VOCALS — Daily Vocal Discoveries from INYIM Media
Come Thru Vocals is a long-running It’s Not You It’s Me Media series spotlighting standout vocal performances, emerging artists and new songs worth adding to your rotation. Curated by the INYIM music desk, many selections later appear in the Musique Dig’s Weekly Playlist and enter rotation on INYIM Radio.
Today’s Come Thru Vocals pairs Janet Jackson and BE:FIRST’s “Doesn’t Really Matter (Remix)” with Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra featuring Haley Reinhart on “Lover.” One gives a Y2K pop classic a fresh J-pop exchange; the other slips a Taylor Swift favorite into a softly swinging jazz lounge, making Friday feel both forward-looking and deliciously old-school.
Janet Jackson & BE:FIRST
Tune: “Doesn’t Really Matter (Remix)”
Janet Jackson’s 2000 No. 1 gets a cross-generational refresh without losing the bright melodic glide that made it timeless. BE:FIRST bring newly recorded vocals into conversation with Jackson’s original performance, turning “Doesn’t Really Matter (Remix)” into a polished bridge between Y2K R&B-pop and contemporary J-pop.
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra ft. Haley Reinhart
Tune: “Lover”
Jeff Goldblum and The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra ease Taylor Swift’s “Lover” into a softly swinging jazz arrangement, with Goldblum’s piano leaving plenty of room for Haley Reinhart to play. Her smoky tone, delicate phrasing and flashes of vocal grain turn the pop ballad into something that feels at home beneath low lights and beside a very expensive martini.
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