Perhaps you have not become aware of rising indie artist Brie Larson, but she likes to cover songs on her guitar while swaddled in a huge black hoodie. New to the music scene, Larson posts her covers to Instagram in the most chill way possible, wanting to one day strike the interest of a record producer who can pluck this intense, young talent out of her bed room and into pop fame.
In all seriousness, Larson may’ve gone far with an Oscar and a headlining slot in the MCU, but the starlet in fact had a full-fledged singing career way back in 2005, when she was 16. Had you attended a Jesse McCartney performance that year, you may have seen her in action, due to the fact that Larson was his opening act–“Beautiful Soul” and shopping center performances were so mid-2000s, men. Now, however, she’s couching her comeback less in the high-energy pop of yore and more in the mold of a soulful singer-songwriter, though one who still values a bubblegummy hook.
Here, Larson tosses everything the way back to 2014-era Ariana Grande, stumbling a bit with the guitar but nailing the vocal runs. If you’re fascinated by this latest twist in Larson’s career, you’re in luck– other covers consist of cuts by Maggie Rogers and Kacey Musgraves, plus a rendition of Angel Olsen’s “Offer It Up” that exude a controlled Envy Adams vibe. If she reviews “Black Sheep” she’ll have to make another album. Hey, we don’t make the guidelines.
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