"I" - Donae'o

"I" from established soul/r'n'b artist Donae'o is a melodious, smooth track with a groovy bassline and honeyed vocals. Despite being primarily a rock fan, this song didn't make me annoyed and did not provoke the usual response my mind generates when given an earful of Beyoncé or Usher - "This is crap".

The religion-inspired lyrics of the track also help differentiate it from the competition; allowing the verses and chorus to be less like injection-moulded American Idolite products and touching closer to the true roots of soul and rhythm & blues. Even a uselessly-inundated worshipper of indie and rock like me can see that this song is from a different planet from its contempories. Although the lyrical content of "I" is far from chart-material, the rest of the song bears hallmarks of records that have made it to the top - for instance, Jamiroquai's "Feels just like it should".

Overall though, the song is a sprawling mess. It's a chilled out, acid-jazz-esque tune that follows along the same lines musically as electronique group Belleruche, though it has no real form and in parts devolves into nothing more than backing vocals and the dull bassline - when the lead vocals do feature, they don't offer anything profoundly stunning or awesome. This is a song to have on in the background.

Genius reccomends: Kyla, Fr3e, Wiley, Geeneus.