Lou Hayter’s newest single ‘My Child Simply Cares For Me’ oozes infectious, slinky pop glamour, absolutely consolidating the DJ, producer, and New Younger Pony Membership member as a pop diva in her personal proper. We caught up with Hayter to speak 5 tracks which have influenced her sound.
Squelching, vibrant synths and sultry, breezy vocals abound on ‘My Child Simply Cares For Me’ as Hayter’s cosmic, 80s-infused intonations resound with off-kilter, kaleidoscopic effervescence. Totally channeling the power of power-dressing and striding down a sunlit boulevard, the observe struts with alluring efficiency and charisma.
‘My Child Simply Cares For Me’ is taken from Hayter’s upcoming debut LP on Skint Data and is accompanied by an extremely visually pleasing video directed by Alice Kunisue.
Get to know Lou Hayter In 5…
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Slave to the Rhythm – Grace Jones
I believe one of the simplest ways to learn to make a document is simply to hearken to how different data are made. So the higher stuff you hearken to the higher your music will sound. There aren’t many data round that may beat Trevor Horn’s productions. This and Calm down by Frankie goes to Hollywood are a manufacturing masterclass.
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Sandii – Zoot Kook
That is precisely the sort of bizarre pop music that I really like so I look to it for inspo rather a lot. It’s produced by Haroumi Hosono from Yellow Magic Orchestra who’re an countless supply of inspiration for me. I really like the opening line: “met him in an elevator, cool as a fridge”. It’s so dreamy and visible such as you’re going into her world.
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Fern Kinney – Groove Me
I really like the quirkiness of this manufacturing. When my new single got here out my mate stated it reminded him of this and I used to be satisfied trigger it’s precisely the sort of document I need to make. If I’m DJing at a celebration and have to make a enjoyable environment to heat it up that is all the time excellent.
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Prince – Sizzling Factor (Prolonged remix).
Prince is my final inspiration. It’s onerous to decide on simply 1 tune of his however currently ‘Sizzling Factor’ is the one I hearken to most for concepts. Additionally that is from the ‘Signal O the Instances’ album which was the one performed probably the most in my home once I was just a little child so it feels prefer it’s in my dna.
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Frank Ocean – Pink and White
From time to time a document comes alongside that blows everybody else out of the water and Frank Ocean did this for me with Blonde and Channel Orange. They had been my albums of the final decade by a great distance. I all the time return to them and my thoughts is blown each time.
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Picture credit score: Alice Kunisue
