mufasa!
It’s rare that my taste coincides with the tastes of the masses. VT’s “Daughter” is an as-yet-untoppled favorite for me, too. It’s not overtly poppy, or a boy-and-girl love ballad. Does not strike me as formulaic at all, especially compared to some of her other tunes*. It’s just effing gorgeous.
I saw VT perform the other night in Denver and it was a brilliant show. The arrangements are tight and witty. Marika and Dina are their usual awesomeness, and Alex Wong truly is “a one man percussion miracle.” As they say. AND he pulled out a glockenspiel and a waterphone, two instruments I’ve always wondered about, having used samples of them, but never seen. (It feels slightly wrong that you can use samples of an instrument you have never seen. Oh well.)
Anyway. I tried not to get chills up the spine, but it happened anyway. Several times. Yummy.