It's mostly instrumental, although his occasional, fragile vocals recall the Durutti Column's Vini Reilly.
Badu's tough, idiosyncratic vocals recall not only big stars like Stevie Wonder but also lesser-known funk artists like Betty Davis.
Channelling so many icons that this could be a covers album, Tweedy's delicate vocals recall the fragility of Elliott Smith, while the melodies of Abbey Road-era Beatles are woven throughout.
It's a distinctly British sound: the clapping, bells and backing vocals of Gold and Lullaby hint at producer Matt Hales's influence (he's also worked with Lianne La Havas and Paloma Faith) and Triana's strong, understated vocals recall the husky tones of Amy Winehouse, although without the sass.
Chris Martins of The A.V. Club wrote, "Though Wyatt's vocals recall a sad-faced Peter Gabriel, the song is steeped in the kind of effervescent magic that makes Lykke Li and Peter Bjorn and John stars in their own right".
In the tender "I Feel the Weight," about the aftermath of a breakup, Wyatt's heavily processed vocals recall Katy Perry in her 2013 song "Love Me," which Karlsson produced and which seemed to refer explicitly to Perry's divorce from comedian Russell Brand.
Niki's smooth and sultry vocals recall new-school R&B goddesses like Jhene Aiko while the self-deprecating lyrics stand in such stark contrast to the uplifting breakup anthem "See U Never" that it's like both songs are flip sides of the same coin.
The searing two-piece sludge outfit The Body tore the venerable Odeon theatre a new one, with Chip King's vocals recalling (appropriately, given the night is dark and full of terrors) the sound of a Baratheon family bonfire.
Left to his own devices, he constructs off-kilter tracks such as My Kind of People - which features, among its multifarious joys, a dinky keyboard and drum machine that references the cash-strapped experiments of early 1980s Jamaican dancehall, Mariachi-influenced trumpets, a chorus borrowed from Musical Youth's Pass the Dutchie and backing vocals recalling the most laid-back of early 1970s soul.
Musically, it's a candy-coated confection taking in hints of 70s disco and 80s dance-pop, the lightness of touch and those delicious backing vocals recalling the head-spinning joy of songs like Escapade, The Pleasure Principle and Go Deep (in fact, the last two are briefly sampled in the video edit).
