Sali Clinton’s So Long is an enchanting piece of stripped-back acoustic R&B, intimate and alluring in its solitary, organic presence; a song that shines with unquestionable brightness, and is best experienced alone, through high-quality headphones.
RnB
Nostalgic RnB blends the spacious sound-design of a smooth old-school beat with a subtle twist of guitar. Meanwhile, soulful RnB vocals bring intimacy and harmonies, across an eclectic soundscape that evolves and changes – as per the rising emotion of the songwriting.
From his upcoming album Anything is Everything, set to release August 7th, No Signal brings back Stephon Foster’s unmistakable falsetto RnB vocal, but this time weaves in an immersive floor-filler dance groove, complete with enchanting synths and an upbeat house rhythm, to really inject something fresh into the repertoire.
Built around the classic funky guitar rhythms of Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams, Drive You Crazy features a modern vocal blending subtle hints of rap, RnB and pop, as we move through short, snappy lines and metaphors that are quickly relatable in both lyric and melody.
In escaping the tyranny of her homeland Iran, the boldly soulful and captivating singer and songwriter Shery M has found solace and escapism through her unwavering passion for music and performance.
With minimal lyrics and a low-key neo-jazz ambient groove underneath, the song features smooth and breathy, intimate vocals from our leading artist, and it’s a divine voice – delicate and impassioned, nuanced and skilful in meandering through these long-form questions.
Brilliant basslines, soulful vocals, quirky but satisfying melodies and a fiercely human sense of passion and live-music vibrancy. Scottish artist and producer Novaborn captures a moment of pure addictive escapism, with the soaring stomp and seduction of Gone.
Super chill vibes blend subtle twists of soul, jazz and a self-defined ‘late night radio’ allure, as Kuddlephish takes things down a slow and smooth pathway, for the sultry escapism of Bonnie and Clyde.
Contrast masterfully utilised – a sudden evolution from acoustic fingerpicking to full-throttle, cinematic rock. Wizherd Music Group branch out further still, with the fiercely loving then heartbroken sentiments of the genre-fusing, RnB to pop-rock arrangement and song All For You.
Lovely songwriting, an inspiring and hopeful chorus gifted character and story by way of personal and poetic verses. T-Bone leads with a unique and heartfelt voice in both lyric and tone, for the wonderfully timeless pop ballad Shine.
Catchy electro-trap with colourful production and gentle melodies, all running unison with sharp bars and a modern rap flow that effectively fuses genres. Bandido Shén lights up a clear sense of character and songwriting ability, with the changing dynamic and sharp, smart earworm of a hook that is TOO TUFF.
Simply expressive, beautiful and timeless – atmospheric synth-wave production underlying an intimate alt-folk and RnB fusing vocal. Carl Matah captures something poetically unexpected and powerful, with the breathy wonder and rising emotional weight of Beauty In Stains.