Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez – Better For You 
Release Date: Out Now
It’s not often you come across a
piece of art with such completeness as this but then it’s not often you come
across an artist like Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez either. The New York based musician
has drawn on her Latin and East European heritage to create ‘Better For You’, a
song that is not only hugely stylish but also has deep substance in the way it
tackles the male gaze head on. “Is it better for you if I’m reclining? Is it
better for you if I’m resigning?” are the opening lyrics sung with cool Jazz
delivery but also a direct tone. Sokolov-Gonzalez then unveils one of the
coolest, chilled, Latin beach inspired melodies juxtaposed brilliantly with the
lyrics which layer up the ways in which men demand so much of women with such
unrealistic and other worldly expectations. For so many reasons, this is
getting added to my longlist for single of the year and I would be hugely
surprised if it didn’t make it to the short list as well.
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