Music Friyay: Hot Chip, Alicia Keys, Pokey LaFarge

By Joanna C. Valente

Here’s some music, new and old, you should listen to and check out:

Hot Chip - “Candy Says”

This is a truly beautiful cover of “Candy Says,” a song so distinctly sung by Lou Reed, it’s hard to imagine anyone else singing it.

Alicia Keys - “So Done”

Keys’ new song, featuring Khalid, is really striking and powerful, with lyrics like, “I’m living the way I want.”

Pokey LaFarge - Rock Bottom Rhapsody

LaFarge released a new album that feels completely right for the moment we’re in, with songs like “End of My Rope” and “Just the Same.”