Far from what his breakout might have suggested, Posner’s songs aren’t about fleeting pleasures-they’re about connecting with what’s honest and genuine, no matter the genre. He’s spent the years since exploring melodies, guitars, bass-heavy beats and, on 2018’s Tear Drops and Balloons, spoken-word poetry over ambient backdrops. But as a song on 2016’s At Night, Alone put it, things were “Not That Simple”: that album largely jettisoned synths in favour of acoustic guitars and piano, refashioning Posner as an old-school singer/songwriter. In 2009, he started with a pair of mixtapes that fused rap and funk with melodic hooks, while on 2010’s 31 Minutes to Takeoff, he fleshed out his sandpapery drawl with soul, electro-pop and orchestral flourishes. It was a fitting twist, given that Posner, born in 1988, has always bridged musical universes. So is Mike Posners The Layover mixtape gonna be all covers of pop/rock singalong standards, then Fine by us, we supposeafter his fine cover of Elton Johns 'Rocket Man' came to light a few days back, now we have the Pozzer going in on Oasis 90s britpop classic 'Wonderwall. The Detroit singer/songwriter became an overnight sensation in 2015 when his song “I Took a Pill in Ibiza”-a bittersweet acoustic ballad about losing one’s way-got a wistful tropical-house remix from the Norwegian duo Seeb. Rarely has a night out launched a career quite like Mike Posner’s trip to the White Isle did.
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