Mathilde Santing: unacknowledged Dutch master of 'moody minimal covers of pop songs' (Aztec Camera, Scritti Politti, John Cale, Elvis Costello, Todd Rundgren, Tom Waits)

pretty sure I'm programmed to enjoy this sort of thing...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BYrwS0kUP8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV_PGJetDZA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKsz98JIaG4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h70rsnyDFc

her early '80s stuff is sparse synthpop along the lines of Antena and Anna Domino; later in the decade she moved toward jazzy piano pop (reminding me a lot of Radka Toneff) but I haven't heard anything more recent (her Randy Newman covers album seems promising). I love the cheapo Casio and drum machine in this live clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm8gJxUnotM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKb0IJ-kASo

everyone in the comments section: 'Jedi Mind tricks brought me here!'