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Born and raised on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, rapper Gianni Mae had already embarked on her own musical journey before she crossed paths with popular Berlin producers Broke Boys. But since connecting with them and refining her own sound with influence from their trap sound (which they helped introduce to German hip-hop), she now has […]
Melbourne producer and songwriter Life Is Better Blonde, has returned with new music after recently releasing his debut EP, Space + Tyres. The new track is entitled “Strange Organism” and we see LIBB‘s raspy voice delicately manoeuvre through a downtempo groove, complete with a surprisingly strong falsetto. The song itself is inspired by sonic accidents, and old […]
In a video that heavily features her family, London-born singer-songwriter Taliwhoah gives off serious Sade vibes on “Run Along”—her new soul-licked R&B single. Her last video came in the form of summer’s “Soul Food”, and this new track sees her building on the praise and acclaim of the last release, showing maturity and assertiveness while coming into her own. […]
Today, Charlie Boy Manson, a new project in the UK’s increasingly prosperous hip-hop scene, is releasing a brand new mixtape called Charlie Boy Manson And The Handsome Family. Ahead of the nine-track collection dropping, we’re sharing one of the tape’s highlights, “Life Like Bambi”, a strident piece of hip-hop marked out for neatly-woven instrumentals and a striking delivery. […]
Still riding high on the success of debut release “Say So“, Sophie Faith is back to strike while the iron’s hot with new single “Bad Blood”. As surefire a title as any if you’re an R&B singer, “Bad Blood” is a smoky, jazzy little R&B now that dials the tempo down from that of its predecessor, […]
It’s been a while since Estelle was last in her birthplace of London, since setting down roots in LA almost a decade ago. London is still home, but on this visit, she’s staying at The Dorchester hotel, in Mayfair. On the Thursday evening we meet, Estelle is having afternoon tea and champagne. “Champagne and sweets, this is […]
After cultivating a healthy career behind the scenes, touring with his first band, opening a Brooklyn recording studio and co-writing Hailee Steinfeld’s top 40 hit “Starving”, LA-based producer MOSSS is now building up his own solo career. He made his first moves into that realm with last year’s “Here If You Want (Pale Blue)” and now he’s back with […]
Tomorrow (Oct. 26), house producer and selector Lex Luca will be celebrating the first anniversary of his In Tune label with a brand new three-track collection of remixes (pre-order here). Stepping up for remixes for this one are New Jersey house legend Harry Romero, newcomer Felipe Fella and Luca himself, and we’re highlighting the former’s version today. […]
South East London’s Only Girl has already whipped up a healthy amount of buzz in a relatively short amount of time. Much of that praise comes down to her recognising, and making good use of, R&B’s soul and gospel roots. Now she’s planning for the release of her upcoming new EP, Release (due Nov. 7 via Lemon Records), […]
Recipient of Breakthrough Of The Year at the 2018 Rated Awards, Headie One unveils another top-tier collab, this time linking up with Relentless labelmate Not3s on new single “ISSA Mood”. Switching up from his usual delivery, Headie One drops into a low growl over slinking, mid-tempo sonics, making way for Not3s to supply the melody sections […]
