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It’s always striking when a pop singer or musician writes an ear-stickingly catchy song about something dark, especially something like addiction or substance abuse, and that’s exactly what Australian singer CXLOE has done with her new single “12 Steps”. Through the immediately infectious hook and the big, maximalist production style, the rising star discusses the nature of […]
UK R&B newcomer SoLonely is having a stellar year. His recent debut project Still Alone is doing some serious numbers on Spotify, he’s released a whole bag of well-received singles and now, with his new offering “Miles Away”, he could very well have a serious hit on his hands. With a hook that’s simultaneously soaring yet understated (thanks […]
Walsall-raised, London-based newcomer Wesley Joseph is the one-man band you need to know now. The rapper, singer, songwriter, producer and filmmaker (who was once in a hip-hop crew with Jorja Smith called OG Horse) has brought his lyric-heavy sound to the fore with tracks like “Imaginary Friends” and “Martyr” gaining a lot of traction online. Today, he’s […]
I am one-quarter black, and I grew up in King’s Lynn—a town not too far from Cambridge. My grandad is from Trinidad and Tobago and my great-grandmother was Venezuelan, but pretty much the rest of my family is white British, so I’m quite light in complexion. I have what would be considered “white” features, so especially when my hair […]
Originally launched last year, animated series Pass The Meerkat cropped up to pierce through the crowded podcast scene with a fresh take on the format. Each week, the group of nine friends — Vish, Tim, Manny, GBengz, Pedro, Dej, Fabbz, Eman and Sheikh — come together for 15 minutes of conversation, jokes and skits, all of which are brought […]
UK drill really is having an incredible year, isn’t it? We’ve now got a whole legion of breakout stars pushing the sound into new and unexpected territories and chief amongst them is SL, whose new EP Selhurst SE25 sees him link up with famed producer Kenny Beats with epic results. We caught the first cut last month when […]
UK drill really is having an incredible year, isn’t it? We’ve now got a whole legion of breakout stars pushing the sound into new and unexpected territories and chief amongst them is SL whose new EP Selhurst SE25 sees him link up with Kenny Beats with epic results. We caught the first cut last month when the […]
This time last year, Hugh ‘Redlight‘ Pescod returned to his D&B moniker Clipz for the first time in a decade for peak-time D&B thumper “Down 4”, a chest-rattling cut that ended up being just a hint of what was to come. Then, in March this year, he returned with “Again” — a storming collab called that united three of the […]
Staten Island’s G4 Boyz know when to strike when the iron’s hot. Real-life brothers Buggy and Ice Baby released “Local Scammer” back in December 2019, with the NY-LDN drill link-up becoming something of an underground anthem. Produced by the UK’s FNR Beats, the track—which features a hook from G4’s London affiliate, G4Choppa—has gone on to garner millions of […]
Having already made a name for himself in the modelling world, London’s Tyrell Trey is now turning his talents to music with a charming new R&B cut entiteld “Worth”, his debut single. Inspired by his mother’s collection of classic soul and R&B records, “Worth” pairs his message of contentment and self-care with a restrained but nuanced […]
