Five tracks to hear this week (Feb 16-22)

Ellie Goulding is between albums but couldn’t let Valentine’s Day pass without sharing an acoustic version of Don McLean’s song Vincent. Her intimate take on the song is on all streaming services now.

Ryan Adams was also feeling romantic this week, and the song he offered to lovers out there is a new original. Baby I Love You has a lo-fi video on YouTube now.

Minneapolis electronic band POLIÇA have been expanding their horizons and improvising with a German chamber orchestra. They’re working with Berlin’s s t a r g a z e live at Oval Space on February 28 and on an album, Music for the Long Emergency, out today.

US duo Marian Hill are paving the way for a second album by releasing a new song, Subtle Thing. It suits its title, as does the rest of their oeuvre, being comprised of vocals, a deep bass sound and not much else.

At the start of the last decade, Fischerspooner were briefly the most hyped band on earth. It’s now a long time since electroclash was a thing, but they’ve remained influential enough to persuade Michael Stipe to produce their new album. SIR is out today, and there are various unsettling videos, including TopBrazil, on YouTube.