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bb trickz Samples, Pays Tribute To Clairo On “not a pretty girl”

These days Clairo’s Instagram is full of pro photography and stylish outfits, but the alt-pop star first broke through with a pointedly un-made-up DIY music video for her lo-fi bedroom-pop tune “Pretty Girl.” That song and video are the basis for “not a pretty girl,” the new single from Spanish rapper bb trickz. The song samples the chillwavey keyboards and drum machines of “Pretty Girl,” and its video finds bb trickz re-creating the webcam vibes of the original Clairo vid, prominent figurine placement included. The Spanglish rapping and booming bass ensure “not a pretty girl” becomes more than pure homage. Watch below along with the original.

Lydia Loveless – “Oklahoma”

In January Lydia Loveless announced plans to record a new song each month for release on Bandcamp, starting with a cover of the Irving Berlin standard “What’ll I Do.” In February she shared “Accolades,” a single billed as part of a project called The Secret Sessions. Presumably the title refers to Secret Studio, the Columbus locale where Loveless works as a recording engineer. But based on a new Instagram post, today’s new Secret Sessions track came about far from Ohio.