Not quite a homage to a certain ’80s jam, but the spirit of city pop flows through Caro Kissa’s newest song “Merry-Go-Round.” It’s a slower number, one where the words are allowed to hang out over the horn blurts and laid-back guitar playing. And it all builds towards that hook, which really plays up the melancholy lurking at the center of so many of this duo’s songs. Listen above.
