James Bay's soulfully groovy cover of Rihanna's 'FourFiveSeconds'

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Brian Anthony Hernandez
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We're four, five seconds from wanting a James Bay duet with Rihanna after listening to his soulful cover her "FourFiveSeconds" collaboration with Kanye West and Paul McCartney.

Bay, a British singer who earlier this year was one of Mashable's picks for "15 artists to add to your playlist in 2015," is best know for his ultra-catchy "Hold Back the River."

Most recently, he won the Brit's Critics Choice Award, which in the past has gone to Adele, Sam Smith, Ellie Goulding, Jessie J, Florence and the Machine, Emeli Sandé and Tom Odell.

We're hoping Bay pulls out the cover in Austin, Texas, for SXSW on March 19, where he's set to perform before his debut album Chaos and the Calm arrives on March 24.

Until then, you can compare his "FourFiveSeconds" cover to the original right here:

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