Tim: Last word on the matter for now, as I don’t want us to get stuck in a rut, but: this got sent in by our reader, Jacko, and I think we’ve found a male Mopey Yet Trying To Be Anthemic.
Tom: Well, it certainly starts out mopey, that’s for sure. That’s quite an androgynous voice — a brilliant one, though.
Tim: Loïc performed for Belgium in Eurovision 2015 and did fairly well, but it was nothing like this. Contrary to my beliefs the other day, this actually works very well, on a similar level.
Tom: Mm. The choruses are decent, I’ll grant you, but I was so numbed by the verse that they actually startled me when they kicked in. Why do you think it works so well?
Tim: Pushes the same buttons, triggers the same reflexes, or certainly goes for it. I don’t think it’s quite as successful, but that’s more down to the music underneath – I’ll always respond better to a complex synth bases than a lone piano with a few drum beats. It’s nice, though, and at least it shows it can work well either way. Nice stuff.