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Allan Rayman holds things close to the vest: “I don’t want to give too much away,” he says. It’s a sentiment that has persisted throughout his career, and it’s something he notes more than once throughout our conversation. It’s not necessarily because he’s determined to keep up living up to his oft-referred to label as the most […]
Following “Late Night Drive” with Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn, KeepVibesNear is back with the thematic follow-up “Late Night Link” with rapper/producer Harvey Whyte and Welsh rapper Luke RV. KVN’s been going from strength to strength lately, notching up serious numbers with his Now That We Know EP and his Nix Northwest collab “What U Need”. Whyte also appeared on the EP […]
While Lil Yachty picked up new custom pieces at Atlanta-based jewelry store Icebox, the rapper shared what his next album is going to sound like. It seems that he will be foregoing his typical rap aesthetic, instead opting for something that sounds more “alternative.” “My new album is a non-rap album,” he said around the […]
El Último Tour del Mundo, Bad Bunny‘s fourth album, has arrived. Per the two-time 2021 Grammy Awards nominee, El Último Tour del Mundo (The Last Tour of the World) marks both his most personal and creatively ambitious work yet. The album was written and recorded during the quarantine era and boasts production from Mag, Tainy, […]
After debuting back in 2017 with the wildly eclectic Cardrive EP — a six-tracker that took in punk, hip-hop, spoken word, hip-hop and more — Australia’s Genesis Owusu is now getting ready to release his debut album Smiling With No Teeth (due March 2021). Given everything he’s put out so far, the album will no doubt be a visceral […]
For Hackney’s Bree Runway, the past couple of years have been the most dramatic example of the “how it started vs. how it’s going” meme. Seemingly capable of making things happen by speaking them into existence, in March, she tweeted hip-hop superstar Missy Elliott asking her jump on a remix to one of her songs, and just […]
We may be hurtling headlong towards winter, but that doesn’t mean we can’t let our minds wander to warmer times — especially this year since most of us spent it indoors. Julius Black‘s ode to the season, fittingly titled “Summer” does just that, albeit with a bittersweet edge. In fact, this isn’t just about looking […]
Earlier this summer, Turkish singer-songwriter emir taha released his debut EP, Hoppa Pt. 1, a stunning six-tracker that put forward his R&B vision. In the past he’s commented that he hopes to do for Turkey with R&B what Roselia did for Spain with Flamenco. That may seem like hubris, but Hoppa Pt. 1 laid out an R&B sound built around impossibly graceful vocals […]
Three years ago, South East London band SCORS were still finishing their A-Levels, but they were already causing a stir with debut EP Visitor? and singles like “E The Real You”. Now they’re back with their latest single, “You And I Get Along” and it seems they’ve used the intervening years to develop their blend of psych funk, indie […]
Indie-folk singer Hak Baker recently released his mixtape, Babylon. Simultaneously caustic yet soft, emotionally open yet enigmatic, the East London native balances a lot in the unique sound he calls “G-Folk”. What that tends to mean in real terms is that he may be an unpretentious straight-talker, but he is by no means afraid to dig deep into his psyche. […]
