Most artists claim to make music for the people - but seriously, how many actually do just that? An interesting concept when you think about it and Brooklyn based singer-songwriter Collette actually puts that concept into action with her EP Coco By Request. A short collection of cover songs Collette re-imagines for her fans at their request, literally. The EP interposes three fans' requests for their favorite songs through Collette's voice; in one interlude, Collette asks, in her husky singer's voice, about the request for India.Arie's "Ready for Love" and the answer is simple - she can sing the hell out of the song. Collette takes the simple, heartfelt tone of Arie's original to an uplifting, declaratory place. While Collette changes the tone of the song, the sentiment is the same. The stand-out cover is Collette's take on Erykah Badu's "Orange Moon". Collette's full and light voice interplays Badu's hip-hop and neo-soul influence into a contemporary, up-tempo R&B song that keeps Badu in mind when Collette breaks out into a smooth, singsong flow of the lyrics. Collette closes Coco By Request with two original songs from her upcoming album Revolution. "Dead Wrong" and "Sparks" provide a musical explanation for Collette's influences and how she infuses those into the covers on the EPs and her own music. "Sparks" is the more interesting of the two in her own personal request for an extraordinary love over a melodic, intergalactic beat that leaves the listener wanting more. With Coco By Request Collette is giving the people exactly what they want. You're welcome.

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