Mirei - Take Me Away (2020)

Finding the groove between in bittersweet lamentation, "Take Me Away" is often regarded as one of Sade's greatest hits. Its intoxicating layers of textured sound denoting the inner turmoils of its narrator make delivering a strong cover a seemingly gargantuan task. Although, MIREI is up to take it on. Following the release of her English debut, Take Me Away, at the top of the year, the Japanese artist has been making inroads in the realms of western electronica and R&B. Respected for her own layered, introspective, and accessible music, the songstress renovates the 1992 classic with a lick of modern electropop paint. That utterly memorable riff from Sade's rendition is still just as prevalent, but it now exists as a trembling synthetic bassline.