In 2009, we saw the cutting side of Baltimore-born Evan Taubenfeld – the second one of my 10 Performers to Watch in 2010 to release something new in the last week – in the intensity of “Cheater of the Year”, and then his playful side in the sing-along of “Boy Meets Girl”.
Now, to kick off 2010, some sentimentality and romance accompany a great cup of coffee in “Starbucks Girl” (and if you follow Evan on Twitter, he does like his coffee – Tim Hortons in Canada natch!).
If you’re gonna do a double take and go ‘Oh no, AUTOTUNE!” on your first listen, well you’ll just need to give it a few more spins and watch the cute, sincere video clip below (honestly, they don’t make ’em like this anymore!), and you may just listen past it. You might want to reference a catchy recent tune like Owl City’s “Fireflies” or look back a few years ago to the equally infectious helloGoodbye’s “Here (In Your Arms)” as companion pieces. And while “Fireflies” has yet to grab me, “Here” is on my iTouch, as soon will be “Starbucks Girl”. I do have one request though: An autotune-less version – maybe a live one – available for all of us that also enjoy Evan’s voice as is – please!
“Starbucks Girl” is the third glimpse of songs that will be part of Evan’s anxiously awaited Welcome To The Blacklist Club CD when it’s released later this year. Starbucks has definitely got to appreciate the free plug too!
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