Several weeks back, we kicked off a series spotlighting great music artists who use YouTube as a platform for getting their sound out there and building up a fanbase via trademark covers of relevant pop tunes. Anytime a hot new track comes out or I can't get a hook out of my head, I go straight to YouTube and find artists who've covered it. Believe it or not, you tend to discover artists who actually offer a reading that's better than the original. That's how I found out about amazing 22-year-old urban/indie singer-songwriter Sid Sriram.
Sid Sriram's high sweet voice caught my attention with his cover of Frank Ocean's "We All Try," and I immediately fell in love. I went through all his videos, almost in disbelief, sure that he couldn't be quite so talented, just waiting to find something that proved my cynicism correct. But each video was better than the last. [Video after the jump, along with more info about this intriguing artist...]
