Baio's Sister of Pearl was once flamboyant and perky but you'd never know it from Samuel Proffitt's remix, which converts the track from alt pop into a sweeping piano ballad. Where the original drew from 80s vocal theatrics and Vampire Weekend-esq rhythmic eccentricity, Samuel Proffitt has stripped the track to its barest essentials. <! --more-- > Baio's vocals are largely untouched, but they take on a newfound gravitas when paired with an emotionally charged piano melody and the occasional outburst of a house percussion set. Sister of Pearl is no longer the whimsical track is was created as, but a touching and gripping lovesong. Baio's voice no longer feels comically dramatic but overflowing with emotion and a restrained sadness. I would never have expected to cry to Sister of Pearl, and yet Samuel Proffitt has altered it so substantially that I am finding myself wrecked and longing for someone to cling to.
