S.A.M. - Spotlight feat. Sarah Ikumu

  • S.A.M. makes a play for the big time with a Jennifer Hudson cover.
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  • Following tantalising previews in sets from DJs over the last year, Danish producer S.A.M's cover of Jennifer Hudson’s melancholy 2008 single "Spotlight" has sparked anticipation among house heads from the get-go. The track features Britain's Got Talent singer Sarah Ikumu, whose alternately subdued and soaring vocals accentuate S.A.M.'s smooth, slippery production. The exuberant and skippy kick/hi-hat pattern is classic Defected floor-filler stuff, while the dreamy synths in the breakdown lend it a nostalgic, Kerri Chandler-esque feel. An artist like S.A.M. covering "Spotlight" might seem odd on paper, but in execution it makes for a convincing, classic-sounding house anthem.
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