From Sacred Stillness to Unfiltered Country Soul: Two Voices That Stay With You
Sunday’s Come Thru Vocals brings Susanne Sundfør with Kit Downes on “I It Am” and The Chicks on “Flowers (Demo Version).” One floats through the hush of church organ and voice; the other revisits the raw, intimate heart of a country-rock landmark. Different worlds, same irresistible pull toward the feeling behind every note.
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.
Susanne Sundfør with Kit Downes
Tune: “I It Am”
WHY IT CAUGHT OUR EAR
Some voices don’t need to soar to stop you in your tracks. Sundfør keeps it exquisitely restrained against Downes’ church-organ accompaniment, creating a hushed, almost weightless atmosphere; the song draws on the writings of medieval mystic Julian of Norwich. It’s a quietly daring detour from conventional pop, where every breath feels like part of the arrangement.
The Chicks
Tune: “Flowers (Demo Version)”
WHY IT CAUGHT OUR EAR
Twenty years after Taking the Long Way, The Chicks open the vault with “Flowers (Demo Version),” one of the previously unreleased cuts featured on the album’s anniversary edition. Its demo presentation lets the song’s emotional backbone command attention without the gloss of a fully polished album centerpiece. A fine reminder that sometimes the version still finding its feet is the one that hits hardest.
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