From A Sorry Place

Basement Jaxx featuring Sam Brookes “What A Difference Your Love Makes”

This is the kind of pop song that sounds like it was made specifically to be a jingle for the very concept of romantic love. It’s bold, catchy, and ecstatic – well, duh, it’s Basement Jaxx – but the feeling is almost a bit too pushy in terms of selling love as a miracle cure for depression. But that’s kinda how it is sometimes: It’s like a light switch flicking on in your head, and everything suddenly seems wonderful and vibrant. Sam Brookes’ vocal performance has a sort of zealotry to it – he’s testifying, he’s telling you how his whole world turned around, and he makes you feel envious. But he also makes it seem possible.

Buy it from iTunes.