MP3: Mira Craig - Boogeyman
On one hand, you really gotta admire someone like Mira Craig. There aren't that many aspiring pop/R&B divas out there with the kind of DIY attitude she has. She writes her own material, does her own production, puts out her own records and so on and so forth. Sure, there's artists like Robyn who have their own labels, but she didn't build her career from the ground up like Mira did.
On the other hand, Mira's music is incredibly fucking weird. It does not sound at all like anything you'd expect from a Norwegian pop princess. She draws a lot from her family's Louisiana roots, but I knew nothing about that the first time I put this on and heard all of her voodoo roo roo ranting. She's got a really gruff voice and puts it to good use to sound as intimidating as possible. Pair it with the video treatment and the whole thing is even more bizarre and confusing. She's from Norway, I swear! Other popstars such as Elvira Nikolaisen probably sell more records, but Mira Craig is far more interesting. Maybe not exactly 'good', but I'll leave that up to you to decide for yourself.
Mira Craig - Boogeyman