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Photo by Maria Camacho You're probably familiar with Bobby Vinton's 1962 hit "Mr. Lonely" about a homesick soldier. While Hana Vu's song of the same name isn't a cover, it is a "response of sorts" to Vinton's classic. When you re-listen to the original (which you can find here ), you'll notice that Vu's "Mr. Lonely" is oddly similar. It's not a pure 1960's crooner song by any stretch, but there are some little snippets of that sound in Vu's song. The new song is like a bizarro world modern take on Vinton's. It sounds kind of similar, just... off. If anything, it's like you're listening to the song on a slightly warped record, in the best possible way. Hana Vu explains how Bobby Vinton's song inspired her own: " I thought that the sentiments of the original song were almost pathetic when put into today's context. "  You can listen to "Mr. Lonely" below. Parking Lot is out now on...

Photo by Daniel Dorsa We should all be past the whole disco sucks nonsense at this point. If you're not, you're going to miss out on the sheer beauty of the latest from The Weather Station. Tamara Lineman's project has released "Parking Lot," and it's a quiet and soft disco song. Quiet and disco don't normally go together, but "Parking Lot" fits that description. It's a gorgeous, string heavy song that could have been a lovely little ballad, but it has these soft disco beats underneath the song that propel it. It might not be a party or a club anthem, but you can still dance to it, although it's more of a song that you'd dance to by yourself in your bedroom. (Which makes it the perfect quarantine disco song.) You can watch the video for "Parking Lot" below. Ignorance is due out February 5 on Fat Possum Records. You can pre-order a copy here . For more on The Weather Station, check out the artist's website .