AMAAL‘s latest single, ‘Coming and Going’ is a silky, lustrous number, reflecting the experience of being in love can sometimes have equal parts of highs and lows and the recognition that the bad often doesn’t negate the good.
‘Coming and Going’ is the second single off the rising Somali-Canadian R&B artist’s upcoming debut EP, set to be released this summer and is the follow-up to the groundbreaking ‘Not What I Thought, which earned her the Apple Canada’s best new artist of the week title in February.’ The visuals for ‘Not What I Thought,’ directed by creative Sean Brown (best known for his work with Daniel Caesar), is quickly approaching one million views.
The build-up to the release of RICARDO WILLIAMS‘ EP, ‘Intermissions Vol.1′ has been PHENOMENAL, especially when it comes to the Come Over challenge – one of the singles from the collection – which offers different remixes of the original. More recently, R&B queen Teedra Moses graced her soothing vocals on the afterhours joint.
Now, finally, the big man of UK R&B has graced his presence with the eight track set, released via BBC 1Xtra DJ Ace’s label Recordbox late last month.
After the introduction, a very familiar mist of afterhours sets the tone with Williams’ powerful vocal instrumental effortlessly piercing through the bed of feathery soundscapes, starting with the original version of ‘Come Over’. That misty and airy tones continue on all the way through with tracks, ‘He Ain’t Me’ and ‘All I Need’.
In just a few years, It has been great to witness such a journey where a upcoming homegrown talent, who (in my opinion) exceeded his mission on pushing REAL R&B to the forefront, to flourished into one of the most promising R&B powerhouses to excite, not just his UK hometown, but across the globe.
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Coming off his debut self titled project, Korean Singer-songwriter BRYAN JOON released new single, ‘Nowhere’. Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Bryan immigrated to the United States where he studied music theory and voice in Connecticut. After High School, Bryan moved to New York City to study with the celebrity vocal instructors including Diddy’s Making The Band series coach Ankrah.
Bryan has performed across the East Coast. In 2016, he won 1st place in the Ankrah Connection Edition competition. Since then he has performed at notable venues such as the Highline Ballroom, Ashford & Simpson’s Sugar Bar, and the legendary Sounds Of Brazil where big names such as Erykah Badu, John Legend, Kanye West, and more have graced the stage.
2018 saw Bryan released his self titled album, ‘Bryan Joon’, which is a testimonial about the trails of love and love lost. Written by Joon himself, ‘Nowhere’ is about staying true to someone’s true love – no matter how hard times may get in the relationship.
Stay tuned for more on Bryan Joon this year…for now, check out the video for ‘Nowhere’.
Introducing SHIRAZ HEMPSTOCK, the young songbird who made an impressive entry on the blog with single, ‘Simmer Down’. As one of the most exciting artists to have come out of the UK, who received support from the likes of BBC 1xtra and BBC Radio One, it’s only natural that NEW LEASE MUSIC hook up with the newcomer…
NLM: Hey, thank you for taking part in an interview with NEW LEASE MUSIC. So what have you been up to in the music circuit?
SH: Released two tracks ‘Done The Dirty’ and ‘Simmer Down’ and have a track going out shortly being released on Pussyfoot Records called Rain, Tilt Ft Shiraz, going out on a couple of different mixes, which I’m really looking forward to as it’s a little bit different from my current stuff.
Also, I’ll be supporting Leee John from imagination at the Jam House Birmingham on 6th June.
NLM: Your single’ Simmer Down’ has been named Song of the Month by NEW LEASE MUSIC last month. What was the public reception of the single?
SH: The public reception of the song was amazing, it was taken on by BBC Introducing, who then forwarded it to BBC WM, Radio 1XTRA and BBC R1, it has a lot of following still.
NLM: What’s your inspiration behind the single?
SH: I don’t tend to have any inspo behind my songs, I tend to just write where my heart takes me. It tends to be an imaginative story that I make up there and then, I tend to dive in deep to any emotions this character may be feeling.
NLM: So how would you describe your sound to potential fans?
SH: My sound is very RnB pop.
NLM: If you had to collaborate with ONE mainstream artist, who would it be?
SH: If I had to collaborate with one mainstream artist it would be Drake as he uses a lot of Rnb and pop clips throughout his albums.
NLM: If you had three wishes to change the music industry today, what would they be?
SH: I don’t have any wishes for the music industry to change, but if there were to be one then it would be for everything to be fair.
NLM: So what are your plans for this year?
SH: My plans are to get an EP released hopefully, do a couple more gigs and festivals and to get myself out to the public eye more!
NLM: How can potential fans make contact with you?
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