Straight from the booth, BBC 1Xtra/BBC Radio 1/Capital Xtra-approved singer/songwriter, ALEISHA LEE slams down a gutsy dance/Latin-esque number titled ‘Dámelo’, released today on her label IDWIW Records.
‘Dámelo’ follows the East Londoner’s firey UKG joint, ‘Pick Up Your Foot And Pop That Smoke’ – a mashup of Aleisha’s collab single with Footsteps, ‘Pick Up Your Foot’ and Pop Smoke’s ‘Welcome To The Party’.
Check out for brand new offering below…
Tipped by tastemakers including Jamz Supernova, BBC Introducing Manchester, Huw Stephens & NTS – NINA COBHAM has been on an upward trajectory since releasing ‘Sola’ at the beginning of the year. The original release has since surpassed over 3,000,000 streams on Spotify alone – defying the odds as an independent artist and proving that anything is possible, even during a pandemic.
Now Nina unveiled the remix of the well-received single, featuring Bipolar Sunshine. Check it out below…
Championed by the likes of BBC 1 Xtra’s Jamz Supernova, North West Londoner, TREASURE‘s single, ‘Isolation’ ushers in a new era of his singing and songwriting. Produced and engineered entirely by Treasure in his London bedroom during lockdown, ‘Isolation’ portrays the uneasiness felt by most during self-isolation, touching on the sense of duty felt by the world in giving up freedom for a just cause.
‘Isolation’ follows the release of his nine-track EP, ‘Suffocation & Air’, which saw Treasure delving into a hypnagogic pop realm, delivering lethargic yet funky synthscapes with 80’s tinged falsetto vocal arrangements.
Now, he returns with yet another unique track, showcasing his love for exploring new genres and crossing sonic boundaries. Have a listen to ‘Isolation’ below…
BLISS WILLIAMS steps up to the oche for the first time with brand new single, ‘Thought I Was Young’, released on Friday (14th August).
Produced at his flat in London, Williams’ debut offering pitches shuffling drums and pocket bass against sweeping electric guitars and swirling, yearning vocals.
Bliss plans to release a series of singles throughout this year. With influences ranging from The Style Council to Cat Stevens, Amy Winehouse to Glen Campbell, Earth, Wind & Fire to Richard Hawley, this newcomer is not bound by any genre…so expect array of exciting new material from this Londoner.
For now, have a listen to ‘Thought I Was Young’ below…
Released earlier in the year, the piano-led single ‘Love Yourz’ leads the way with in ISAAC B‘s latest EP, ‘Chances Ocean’. The melodic piece which encourages us to be grateful for what we got, rather pining after other’s success stories, sets the tone for this conscious mini set.
‘Chances Ocean’ then takes on a meditative and somewhat a seductive stance on hip-hop and R&B, which arguably has a Tom Misch twang to it. The promising rapper covers a ray of topics – from paying homage to prominent figures who paved the way in hip-hop (in ‘I’m Here’), to contemplating the reason why the good die young and his desire to get a Grammy in honor of his late grandmother (in ‘Did You Further) and having that ego boost, while staying humble, as his career progresses (in ‘Lean’.)
When I first discovered Isaac B through his bass-heavy joint, ‘See No Evil, Hear No Evil (SNE HNE)’ last year, from that moment I knew he was a serious hip-hop contender who isn’t worry about following the crowd. Tracks ‘Oceans and Chances’ and ‘Yourz Truly’ (to me) reveals that side of him as a musician. Although he has sheer determination to make an impressive dent in the game, his priority is to stay true to himself rather than chasing ‘the fame’.
Sonically, I expected to hear some roaring thuds as in ‘SNE HNE’ – but it doesn’t mean that I was left disappointed. ‘Chances Ocean’ reveals to me that this conscious spitter can turn his hand to anything and I cannot to see how far his musical journey will take him.
Have a listen to ‘Chances Ocean’ below…
Must Listens: Love Yourz, Oceans and Chances, Higher Power
