royals

if you have listened to radio at all over the last couple of months it seems that every, and i mean every, station is playing a song called 'royals' by a 16 year old new zealand girl who goes by the name lorde. it's this anti-anthem singing, "and we'll never be royals, it don't run in our blood. that kind of luxe just ain't for us, we crave a different kind of buzz."
i literally don't know one person who doesn't like the song.
and like every good summer mega-hit after a week or so of being a single along came the slew of covers. there are always some incredible covers and some that are straight-up terrible but one that stands out above the rest is the cover of 'royals' by the one and only paper route.
it's ethereal without being sleepy.
it's got great gang vocals.
it's got a breakdown that feels like space.

now maybe i am biased saying that it is the greatest cover of this song because i love paper route and i clearly haven't listened to every cover of the song that has ever been done but it is fabulously great.
here's the link:
'royals' (cover) by: paper route
go listen to it. right now.

xo