This ‘Latch’ Cover Will Be The Best Thing That Happens To You Today
By Andrea Zinn
Though it hasn’t quite hit the radio waves over here in Asia, even living halfway around the world and a trippy internet connection couldn’t stop me from quickly becoming obsessed with Disclosure/Sam Smith’s “Latch.” I have shamelessly joined the cohorts of listeners that play the song at least once every evening for a sporadic dance party in my apartment. That being said, you can bet I have listened to copious covers; but this one may take the cake. The violin and piano combination counters the usual instruments accompanying other covers, and brings a new level of elegance to the already sophisticated song. And when the vocalist hits his first high notes, it’s like a flutter of angels just awoke from their naps in a soft meadow.