Ten Days Of Perfect Tunes

Scala and Kolacny Brothers “Heartbeats” – It’s not much of a secret that I believe The Knife’s “Heartbeats” to be the single greatest song of this decade to date, and so it genuinely warms my heart to hear new versions of it if just because it just brings the song that much closer to becoming the standard that it ought to be, and that even the least competent covers and remixes cannot drown out its essential beauty. Long term readers may remember the Scala choir for their gorgeous, heart-melting choral rendition of the Divinyls’ “I Touch Myself,” and they apply the same basic arrangement to this song. The piano parts more closely echo the hushed guitar of José González’s version, but the vocals err on the side of The Knife’s complicated and ethereal blend of melancholy and joy rather than González’s less nuanced sad sackery. It’s still not quite as sublime as The Knife’s original, but this is nevertheless an astonishing and incredibly beautiful recording. (Click here to buy it directly from the group.)