A Hard No, Then a Hell Yes: Wednesday Finds Its Groove
Mulaa Joans knows exactly who she doesn’t want; Pesolife has a pretty good idea of what it wants more of. Wednesday’s selections put the soulful brush-off of “That Ain’t You” beside the unbothered warmth of “Feel Good.” One closes the door on the wrong romance; the other opens the windows and lets a little sunshine in.
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.
Mulaa Joans
Tune: “That Ain’t You”
WHY IT CAUGHT OUR EAR
Picking up the dinner bill doesn’t buy you a second date, darling. Mulaa Joans’ “That Ain’t You” is a beautifully pointed R&B goodbye, with an expressive, full-bodied vocal and a chorus that has already imagined a better future—just not with him. The title track of her 2026 six-song EP gives romantic standards a melody worth repeating.
Pesolife
Tune: “Feel Good” (feat. lleo, Kaye Orbit & Mars Meddo)
WHY IT CAUGHT OUR EAR
Now that the wrong man has left the building, let’s enjoy the peace. From the London collective’s 2020 Peso Sessions, Vol. 1, Pesolife’s “Feel Good” brings together lleo, Kaye Orbit and Mars Meddo for a warm, easygoing dose of R&B-leaning positivity. The repeated declaration of feeling better is the whole point: no grand explanation necessary when a three-minute tune can make a perfectly ordinary Wednesday feel a little lighter.
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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