Modjo Jackson

We didn't write anything about the death of Michael Jackson. Partly because there was media saturation to the point that it didn't really feel like anything had actually happened, partly because there's nothing we could say that hadn't already been said, partly because we forgot. But today we came across a, rather lovely, version of 'Billie Jean' by Yann Destal.

You will likely know of Yann from his Modjo days, but check out his vocals on the tracks on his page. Bloody lovely. The 'Street Spirit' cover is particularly haunting, in the sort of way you think someone's voice isn't quite going to hold out and then it does and then you get a little shiver. We would like to challenge Yann to play this on Singstar as both Robot and Pigeon are particularly honed when it comes to the vocal stylings of Thom Yorke.

And if we haven't gushed enough already, then brace yourselves because we're about to burst all over another of Mr. Destal's projects. Priors. There are only two songs up at the moment, but they're fucking ace. 'What You Need' is a kind of upbeat summer dance, but with a stunning melody (highlighted by the acoustic version). The real triumph, however, is 'Into The Fight', which takes the 80s action movie soundtrack, and drags it kicking and screaming into a 7 minute opus (complete with strings) way beyond anything La Roux sicked up recently.

Just one thing. Someone needs to let Raw Man know that if Priors promote themselves in the UK he needs a slight image change or everyone is just going to think he is Justin Lee Collins. And Yann is certainly no Alan Carr now is he?

Other than that, heart Priors.