Every month, NPR Music asks DJs from public radio stations across the country to name a new favorite song and, this month, KOSU featured Oklahoma City R&B and soul duo Adam & Kizzie.
What does it feel like to fall in love? There are butterflies in your stomach, a nervous energy resonating throughout your body and an overwhelming feeling that your life won't be the same. Adam & Kizzie capture that amplified feeling of new love in "Breathless." The Oklahoma City R&B and soul duo first met in junior high, drifted apart, reconnected nearly a decade later and fell in love. They've been married and performing together for seven years now, adopting a DIY mindset to recording and performing. It's just the two of them on this song, making the most of vocal layers, a synthesizer, a little bit of piano and Adam's beatboxing on a loop for the back beat. It's invention born out of necessity and the song doesn't suffer from it at all. There's a undeniable good vibe in "Breathless," leaving behind a joyous feeling that's hard to shake. — Ryan LaCroix, KOSU
Heavy Rotation is a monthly sampler of public radio hosts' favorite songs. Listen to new music from Adam & Kizzie, The Internet, DeVotchka, Now, Now and more at NPR.org.
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