The Singles Bar: JoLivi scratches out ‘Vinyl’

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The scratch of vinyl is thrilling. The clink of the needle. The filtered, grainy spin of 45s and 78s. The delicate tremble of the speakers under the music’s commanding, slight hand. There’s nothing quite like it. Oh, nostalgia! Nashville transplant JoLivi employs that same vitality on her aptly-titled single “Vinyl,” embellished with slickly pop electric guitar swells and plenty of thumping bass. “Loose change on a Friday night / Jukebox in the corner of his eye / Boy, don’t wait to make your move / 45 rpm were swinging swinging lights go down / And I wanna get close to you,” she winks from across the bar, smoke coiling around her eyes and in her locks.

A flirtatious play on words seeps in by the next stanza. “Play me like a vinyl / Get it on like a Marvin tune,” she coos through a cloud of instruments, almost as a dare. “Then, flip me over if you wanna play side two / Spin me round, yeah, you love the sound of that jukebox stereo coming in loud / I’m vinyl let your needle touch my groove.” The track, written and produced by Mark McKee (Delta Saints, Leah Turner), remixes the spirit and charm of Kelleigh Bannen with Charlie Worsham’s endearing heart. JoLivi’s vocal is undeniably hers, however, wrapped in thick rock guitars and a flood of enthralling drum beats.

“Vinyl” comes after the 1-2 delight of “Crooked Crown” and “Take a Shot,” laying the foundation for a promising pop-country career.

Grade: 2.5 out of 5

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