Song of the Day: Thinking Of You (Déjà Vu) – Tilly Valentine

TILLY VALENTINE‘s her latest single ‘Thinking of You (Déjà Vu)’ is a great escapism song. So when things in reality doesn’t go to plan, let subconscious dreams kick in and play things the way you would like them to go.

Valentine says: “Sometimes your subconscious just can’t let someone go, and your dreams keep taking you where you’ve been before.” Her first single of the year was co-written by artist and writer, Jack Vallier, and produced at Numen Studios (Dermot Kennedy, Emily Burns, Dua Lipa, Zara Larsson and more).

The independent artist has been described as “the type of quirky you can pair with a coffee or a party”, as her self-releases gain BBC broadcast across BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, 6 Music, The Hot List, BBC Introducing Mixtape, Jazz FM, Fresh on the Nets Track of the Week 2021, BBC Introducing Best of 2020 and more.

‘Thinking of You (Déjà Vu)’ sets the tone for 2022 to be Tilly Valentine’s best year yet. Have a peep at her visual for the single below…

OUT TODAY: R&B/POP Duo Five Weeks Release Debut Single, ‘Can’t Have It.’ + Video

Hailing from Brighton, duo 5 WEEKS comes through with a hefty glitchy bass that cannot be ignored through their impressive debut single, ‘Can’t Have It’, coming out today (4th March) on various music platforms.

The edgy Drum and Bass – esque arrangement is honey glazed with soothing soulful vocals, questioning of undesirable actions of a lover.

A serendipitous musical relationship that was formed out of mutual respect for Reggae, Hip-Hop and rare groove, 5 Weeks consists of singer Alexandria and Darren Outbreak who cites array of artists such as Barrington Levy, Anita Baker, Soul 2 Soul, Mos Def, Anderson Paak, Gwen Guthrie, DJ Premier as their musical influences.

Being brought up in a musical family, many influences came from her mum being in a reggae sound system in the seventies and eighties, Alexandria has been singing and songwriting from a young age who was later picked by Sony for a publishing deal.

Darren began DJing at a very early age, getting his first club residency at 15. Starting out in electronic music, he broadened his horizons over the years with many genres in the musical landscape.

As well as sharing their love for the aforementioned genres, the duo admired how original material has influenced music in general over the past few decades and how modern artists have utilised those sound in their own productions. This admiration laid the foundations for the forming of the group’s debut ‘Can’t Have It’, out on from 4th March on download/streaming sites.


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Rapper Samson Drops Sensuous Joint ‘Come Over.’

Multi-genre artist SAMSON releases his latest self-produced track ‘Come Over’, which explores the themes of abstinence and celibacy when it comes to his latest love interest, SAMSON showcases his versatility as an artist with this R&B sample.

Born of Nigerian heritage, Samson was initially raised in North West London until age 3 before moving to Borehamwood where he spent the rest of his young adulthood.

Inspired by Hip-Hop, Funk, Jazz, Rock and Grime, and influenced by artists Tyler The Creator, Little Simz, Joey Badass and Chance the Rapper, over the years he has become comfortable with his unique sound and says he now feels okay with being the “odd one out”.

Samson has received national radio support from Tiffany Calver on BBC Radio 1Xtra as well as BBC Introducing and many community radio stations.

With plans to release a mixtape later this year, SAMSON is undoubtedly here to stay. Check him out below…

Song of the Day: Judge Me – Ludic

Vancouver alt-pop group LUDIC‘s single ‘Judge Me,’ the first release off their debut EP out in April 2022, marks the first time that guitarist Ayla Tesler-Mabe has joined bassist/lead vocalist Max Cunningham on vocals, to create a velvety smooth duet.

The song was written about feeling lonely in a relationship and feeling like you can’t do anything right; the constant effort to try and change is not working and is instead being met with more criticism by the other half.

‘Judge Me’ is a step forward for Ludic – while it retains the quirky and offbeat sound of their previous releases, there is an undeniable maturity that permeates their new work.

Why not check out the (slightly) new musical direction below…

Watch Dutch ReBelle x King Fiya Video For Track ‘Santa Monica.’

Boston’s rappers KING FIYA and DUTCH REBELLE join forces to present a four track EP to kick off the Spring. Following the release of the visuals for the first single ‘Q.O.Q’, the duo announce their upcoming collab project ‘Money Diaries’ with a new visual drop for the Humbeats produced track ‘Santa Monica’.

Fiya and ReBelle pay respects to their previous solo releases ‘Money Dreaming’ and ‘ReBelle Diaries’ respectively to create the ‘Money Diaries’ EP – a collection of tracks featuring the two artists seamlessly swerve back and forth between their individual flows and cadences trading bar for bar while representing for the men and women of the hustle.

‘Money Diaries’ drops 11th March…but for now, check out the duo’s fire visuals below…