#90 Kendi, "Connected"

We may seem connected but the lines are shut now
This may seem electric but the power's been cut down
Still seems there's something between us,
We're not connected, the connection's between us

Finnish duo Kendi have yet to do anything to rival their debut single, a revving dance song in the '90's style except for one thing: instead of a deep-voiced man talking his way through the verses and a woman coming in to sing the chorus hook, the woman talk-raps the verses here and the man sings the chorus. Catchy and with verses that never let up, "Connected" pulses with energy and life as well as some attitude, in no small part due to those female-performed verses. It's great music to dance or mime mindlessly to, and that's no insult.

Find it on: Loudspeaker

Don't need strings attached to keep it together

I don't know that much at all about Finnish duo Kendi, except that they're made up of one man and one woman--and that I really like what is, to the best of my knowledge, their debut single (well, and that they've got JS16 behind them).

Connected--the group bills itself as a dance duo, but this is the sort of dance with rap-talking over the top. In fact, the closest we get to singing comes from the male half of the duo, a bit of the change from the usual verse-reciting deep voiced talky male/chorus-singing female structure of some dance songs. The instrumental part to this is great, revvy and attention-grabbing right from the beginning, with a constant feeling of pushing you forward; especially during the verses and bridge, it's really catchy. Add in the attitude-conveying delivery there, and you've got something pretty fun.

To buy Kendi's single "Connected," go here (digital). Interesting and worrying fact: I initally tried to buy it from 7Digital before being told that it was only available to UK-based buyers. When did 7Digital institute region restrictions? I mean, I've never understood how they didn't have to implement them and other digital music stores did, but what an awful shame...

Next up: maybe that post on American singers and demos.