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Janelle Monáe’s “Make Me Feel” channels Prince in the best way.

<span class="cat-links">in <a href="https://apollolemmon.com/category/music/" rel="category tag">music</a></span> <span class="sep"> |</span> <span>20 Words</span> <span class="sep"> | </span> <span class="mentions-link"><a href="https://apollolemmon.com/2018/02/26/janelle-monaes-make-me-feel/#webmentions">1 Webmention</a></span><span class="sep"> |</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://apollolemmon.com/2018/02/26/janelle-monaes-make-me-feel/#respond">Comment</a></span> </footer>  </article> <article id="post-3576" class="post-3576 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-music tag-covers tag-matthew-sweet tag-music h-entry hentry kind-"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title p-name"> <a href="https://apollolemmon.com/2018/02/25/altered-sweet/" title="Permalink to Altered Sweet" rel="bookmark"><span class='p-name'>Altered Sweet</span></a> </h1> </header>  <div class="entry-content e-content"> <a href="https://apollolemmon.com/2018/02/25/altered-sweet/" title="Permalink to Altered Sweet"><img width="700" height="700" src="https://i0.wp.com/apollolemmon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/a0940431281_10.jpg?fit=700%2C700&ssl=1" class="attachment-independent_publisher_post_thumbnail size-independent_publisher_post_thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/apollolemmon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/a0940431281_10.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/apollolemmon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/a0940431281_10.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/apollolemmon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/a0940431281_10.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/apollolemmon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/a0940431281_10.jpg?resize=768%2C768&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/apollolemmon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/a0940431281_10.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/apollolemmon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/a0940431281_10.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" data-attachment-id="3577" data-permalink="https://apollolemmon.com/2018/02/25/altered-sweet/a0940431281_10/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/apollolemmon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/a0940431281_10.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,1200" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="a0940431281_10" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/apollolemmon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/a0940431281_10.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/apollolemmon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/a0940431281_10.jpg?fit=700%2C700&ssl=1" /></a> <div class='e-content'>Altered Sweet is an overflowing, delightful tribute album featuring covers of <strong><a href="http://www.matthewsweet.com/">Matthew Sweet</a></strong> songs. Futureman Records has put together 27 cover songs from as many artists and overall it’s a great collection. I would have liked to hear more brave reinterpretations of the songs, and a few dozen more songs, but it does pay capable tribute to one of the greatest songwriters and his diverse body of work. Highlights for me include <a href="https://fireking.bandcamp.com/">Fireking</a>‘s take on “<a href="https://futuremanrecords.bandcamp.com/track/dead-smile">Dead Smile</a>“, simplefriend’s version of the hit “<a href="https://futuremanrecords.bandcamp.com/track/sick-of-myself">Sick of Myself</a>“, and <a href="https://gretchenswheel.bandcamp.com/">Gretchen’s Wheel</a>‘s “<a href="https://futuremanrecords.bandcamp.com/track/walk-out">Walk Out</a>“.</p> <iframe width="350" height="786" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 350px; height: 786px;" src="//bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=1097952670/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=de270f/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0">

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