SWEAT STAFF PICK: Betty

"Doo-wop is one of the most maligned and underappreciated cornerstones of rock 'n' roll, relegated to PBS pledge drive fodder or the soundtrack to gangster films set in the '50s. But there is an easily tracked line between the close knit harmonies and heart-on-sleeve romanticism of groups like The Flamingos and modern masters like Bruno Mars and The Weeknd. This re-pressing of Flamingo Serenade, the second album from the group, bears that out even when the vocal group is weaving through some treacly pop standards. Still, this album also holds one of the crown jewels of the doo-wop era: 'I Only Have Eyes For You,' a knee-buckling expression of pure adoration and lust that still burns hot some six decades after it was recorded."
-Paste Magazine