Someone wanted to hear something modern. I don't generally listen to pop but here is rather unique offering.
Three tunes from the two-person group Musica Nuda.
Double bassist Ferrucio Spinetti and soprano Petra Magoni team up on their LP
Musica Nuda [Fonè – 8012871010615 ] to offer jazzy covers of popular songs sung in English and Italian. Given the instrumentation, the music is very sparse and the combination of different tonalities is, well, different. The recording thrusts at you, and the JBL Lamm system conveys its raw immediacy and naturalness with open-eared clarity.
Magoni’s voice is raucous and rangy and Spinetti’s classical training belies an inventive spontaneity that runs all over the octaves. Several tunes, such as the group’s covers of "Roxanne" and "Eleanor Rigby," feature Spinetti’s martelé technique of punching or hammering a string with his bow. Near the end of "Guarda che Luna," Ms. Magoni demonstrates incredible breath control as her voice jumps octaves instantly, pulling notes into the ether for what seemed like eternity.
Here are Eleanor Rigby, Roxanne and Guarda che Luna.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkd72jPiRn4