Shygirl is an apt guest for the “365” edit, given that the British singer/songwriter/producer is currently playing arenas with XCX and Troye Sivan as a support act on their Sweat Tour.
is sonically and spiritually a club record, the remixed version is an apt and perhaps predictable compendium. But that’s not to say the project — officially and very Bratily titledremains as danceable, if not sometimes more so, than the original, the remit clearly wasn’t to toss out a bunch of tech house edits and call it a day, but to genuinely rework each track on all levels.
To that end, Ariana Grande’s appearance on “Sympathy Is a Knife” finds her telling it like it is with a forthrightness that’s refreshing and genuinely interesting.
The harmonies between the two here are terrific, with the honesty creating a level of accessibility to, and maybe even feelings of real sympathy for, these big stars. The song then takes a turn in its last 30 seconds, turning crunchy and hard, with a sound like a distorted radio signal drawing listeners into the dilemma by creating a sense of discord.
Altogether the remix brings the already affecting original — relatable to many a careerist woman — to a sentimental, misty-eyed place that has one foot in the electronic world and another in a more tender realm.On one of the project’s most emotionally affecting remixes, Charli takes the original homage to her late friend and collaborator Sophie and swaps out the lamentation and grief about losing her with remembering the good times.
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