And then the Skye cleared...

I have a penchant for cover songs, so I was excited to come across this cover of the Gorillaz' Feel Good Inc, by Skye Edwards, the former frontwoman of trip hop band, Morcheeba. It was recorded live for KCRW.

I don’t know very much about Skye outside of Morcheeba (or even when she was in the band for that matter save for a few Morcheeba tunes on my iPod), but since she left the band in 2004, she's gone solo, and even came out with an album last year.

Her rendition of Feel Good makes you "feel good" for sure-- not with femme-fatale sensuality akin to trip-hop, or even the heady sensations of two tukes too many. Instead, her voice is clear as crystal, still as water, gliding effortlessly over the guitar acoustics. It's almost a throwback to the 50s/60s songstress era-- a single mic, and a muted spotlight. It's hard not to slow down and relax when you listen to her.

This is the live version, but you can hear the original cover over at her myspace, as well as listen to some tracks from her album, Mind How You Go.

Skye Edwards- Feel Good Inc. (Live on KCRW)