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Scribz Riley is the songwriter-producer behind some of your favourite songs and you probably didn’t know it. The former grime MC from East London has worked with everyone from H.E.R. and Chris Brown to Cardi B and J Hus on their albums, snatching two Grammy awards along the way, but for the past twelve months Riley […]
You may have noticed this week that Brooklyn-based, Grammy-winning duo Brasstracks (aka multi-instrumentalist Ivan Jackson and percussionist Conor Rayne) are getting ready to release their third album. They got the ball rolling last week with the Samm Henshaw-assisted “Change For Me” and now they’re back with the project’s second single “Missed Your Call”, this time […]
We may not be able to blast this one in clubs just yet, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be ready with our summer playlists. Next month, Moveltraxx will put out the 14th edition of their renowned Street Bangers Factory series and today sees the release of the comp’s lead single, “Ass On A G String” from […]
Paradoxically, London-based singer-songwriter Sipprell is known both for her reserved nature and her ability to bare her soul by incisively exploring deeply personal issues. Her 2018 single “Personal” saw her dive into the subject of her late brother while her new single “Like We Don’t Care” puts its focus on her relationship with her mother. Although the concept […]
Danish-born, London-based singer Marie Dahlstrom will this week release her debut album Like Sand (Friday, May 22) and today she’s revealing the final pre-drop taster with the James Vickery-assisted “I Don’t Wanna Wake Up”. Together, the pair channel all of their classic soul influences into something timeless — think back to all those classic soul duets from the ’60s and ’70s […]
As with every release from South London’s Sneakbo, anticipation for his second studio album 9 Lives was sky-high. The project was teased for months on his socials via mysterious posts and images, which could have easily backfired, but the general consensus is that it has more than lived up to the hype and makes a worthy addition to his growing […]
Barely two weeks after he dropped the defiant “Being Me”, South West London’s Louis Culture is back with the thematic sequel, “Part 2”, which sees Louis reunite with Pullen who again provides the beat and the visuals. Kicking off with a clip from his January show as part of Boiler Room’s Low Heat series, Louis sets the […]
Here to work through some recent heartache, Namibian rapper and singer Lioness is switching things up from her usual rap-focused sound with something a little more melodic on “Wish You Were Here” (taken from the album of the same name, which dropped today). Filmed against the stunning landscapes in Cape Town by Marlon du Plooy, the title couldn’t […]
Icelandic musician Gabríel Ólafs is something of a prodigy. Having written his first ever piece of music at just 14 years old, the accomplished artist has hit a major stride in the last couple of years. Last year he released a stunning collection of instrumental pieces called Absent Minded, employing a rich combination of string sections, […]
Refusing to let anything slow him down, London-based singer-songwriter Freddie Long is already back with his new single “Fade”. The track itself dropped at the end of March and now it’s been blessed with some stylish and cinematic visuals from co-directed with filmmaker Steve Glashier who also created the visuals for his last single “White […]
