Ariel Poliakov on TempoJam Community
When the Past Sounded New Amy Winehouse released “Back to Black” on October 27, 2006. Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi framed her songs with dry drums, horns and echoes of 1960s soul, yet Amy. never sounded like an imitation. Her words were too direct, funny and bruised for nostalgia. On the title track, the piano and drums barely move while she stretches syllables and sings just behind the beat. A private breakup song begins to feel like an old tragedy. Twenty years later, the album stil. teaches a great production lesson. The arrangement never covers her personality. It builds the right room around it. **Which album sounds rooted in the past and completely present at the same time? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJAfLE39ZZ8
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