NYC-via-Tampa singer Kendra Morris recorded her first two EPs in a closet on a used eight-track, a raw bedroom approach that didn’t deliver many frills. Her lush new cover of Chris Isaak‘s “Wicked Game” shows how far she’s come. With organ, backing singers, and a whole lot of Lynchian atmosphere, her voice soars over a soulful bed that’s a giant leap forward in production quality without sacrificing the raw emotion.
“I’ve always been a fan of Chris Isaak and Wicked Game and in the way he constructs a song and can captivate a mood right from the beginning,” she says. “Listening to the combination of Isaak’s signature croon and layers of reverbed guitars, I feel like I am a part of that other world he has managed to build in the song. Covering Wicked Game was a fun task as I am a longtime fan of the song. You can hear echoes of Dark Side Of The Moon in both the production and at times the way I use my voice. We wanted to do the song justice yet make it all our own and I feel like what was come up with did just that.”
Download Kendra’s “Wicked Game” below, then look out for her new full length Banshee in August.
Check out more Kendra Morris at her website.
NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
J
Amazing. Beautifully done. Ms. Morris’ version heats into a boil and washes over you like the surf in the original video, only it’s more of a tsunami… check it out.