Catalan singer Lau Noah makes it clear she's not interested in love. It's an inevitable failure — a place "where gods live" where "no man can linger," she asserts in "Lesser Men Would Call It Love." Because no matter how much she tries to resist, she knows she's just a bird without wings.
Noah performs an acoustic version of the track in this episode of Global Spin, accompanied by guitarists Evan Tyor and Adam Neely; Nickel Creek's Chris Thile features on the original recording.
"With you, it's simple then/ Why we recognize each other/ Wounds that look alike, they tend/ To reflect one another," Noah explains in the song's second verse. "So, don't you leave your home for me."
"Lesser Men Would Call It Love" is a track from Noah's collaborative album, A Dos, which she independently released on January 12.
"'A Dos' is the bridge between song and symphony — the place where counterpoint complexity fits into the ancestral structure of a simple song. And I have some of the best storytellers of our time helping me carry out this endeavor," she explained in a press statement.
Aside from Thile, the project also sees appearances from Jacob Collier, Gaby Moreno, and more.
Press play on the video above to hear Lau Noah's acoustic rendition of "Lesser Men Would Call It Love," and check back to GRAMMY.com for more new episodes of Global Spin.