Lindsay Kay’s luminously delicate “Don’t Tease Me” spent a lot of time in perhaps unintentional development before taking its current form. The song had existed in numerous nascent forms across more than a decade and now has an English and a French version both with spare and elegant guitar work from Benjamin Longman. The intimate production allows the vocals to carry the melody with its finely nuanced emotional resonances. The song aches with the yearning for a loved one whose affections feel elusive. Kay seems to sing from the perspective of someone who loves very much and capable of a great deal but who doesn’t want her own emotions to be treated as something casual. Kay’s words lend those feelings a tactile immediacy and you hope with her too to not have her heart trifled with by someone whose intentions lack seriousness. Listen to “Don’t Tease Me” on Spotify and follow Linday Kay at the links below.
Queen City Sounds and Art 
You must be logged in to post a comment.