The lack of anything resembling summer this year has caused me to latch onto anything even remotely summery. This might be why I love the latest single from Vancouver’s Jenny Banai so much. “Gold” is a refreshing little slightly off-kilter folk/pop. It lands almost completely squarely into the mainstream side of things, except for the slightest feel of whimsy. It stops just shy of twee, but that’s mainly because of the power of Banai’s vocals. She has something inherently soulful about her voice without singing soul music.
