Modern soul songstress/songwriter DEMI JORDANAE takes us on an emotional rollercoaster with self-produced EP, ‘How Did We Get Here’.
Each song offers up a cocktail of different mood, emotion, sound and style, some that that takes you down the lane of smooth slows jams of yesteryear and the boisterous soulful sounds of Beyoncé.
Dem says of her new EP: “I had no narrative or idea whatsoever for the EP. I was just creating and writing about anything I felt. I don’t write from personal experience but from imagination. I get inside a character’s mind with lyrical places that can resonate or relate with other people’s life experiences.”
Led by the two well-received singles she released this summer ‘August’ and ‘Silent Mode’, and having been championed by the likes of BBC Introducing, Vogue Paris, Worldwide FM, Dummy Magazine, and British Council’s Selector Radio recently, emerging West London neo-soul singer, musician, and producer YAZ LEÓN releases her resounding new debut EP, ‘It’s Only Takeout Ma’.
Written and produced by Yaz León herself, with additional production from Ess West, and live instrumentation from Luke Bachuss, Seun Folayan, Jack Oliver, and Starkey the Messenger, the six-track EP sees the Spanish Iraqi native exploring her familial and romantic relationships, while also having conversations with herself about these emotional ties. Sonically, she experiments with interesting production and soundscapes, weaving through and merging genres such as soul, funk, R&B, and pop music, to tell her stories, and explore topics like nostalgia, distrust, intimacy, and toxic masculinity.
Citing influences such as Childish Gambino, Erykah Badu, Paco de Lucia, George Benson, and Kendrick Lamar, Yaz León pushes her songwriting to new heights on this project, making use of multifaceted storytelling and lyrical narration to create a work of art that can truly speak to everyone – whether it’s ‘August’ where she reminisces about falling in love with a girl for the first time and comes out to her family, or ‘Spend Your Coins Here’, which pushes against fragile pride and selfishness, or the narrative ‘Dunya’ about maturing through life’s growing pains.
‘It’s Only Takeout Ma’ was released today (28th October) across all good music platforms. Have a listen below…
Here’s the first Song of the Day for a while from New York female artist BABS BUNNY. Her latest single, ‘Energy’, featuring Riah B, is a classic R&B slow jam that can easily get you in the mood with your beau.
Babs Bunny was featured on Making the Band, the classic MTV reality series. Check out her slick single below…
Two-time award-winning recording artist CRYSTAL STARR releases her new single, ‘Heart Failure’, which chronicles the misfortune of encountering a toxic relationship and how someone tends to lose a sense of themselves through cold blue heartbreak.
Co- written with Keith Harris, best known for his work on the Black Eyed Peas,’ “Imma Be” and Estelle’s “American Boy,” ‘Heart Failure’ brings the amped-up crossover appeal on full display which features artist, songwriter, and founder of Music and Robots, Mr. Robotic.
Dubbed “The Girl with the Golden Voice” by The Source Magazine, Crystal encapsulates past and present iconic pop stars, including, J. Lo, Alicia Keys, Aaliyah, and Whitney Houston. The singer has been entrancing audiences and sharing stages around the world with Jessica Simpson, Ariana Grande, Stevie Wonder, Kanye West, John Legend, Paul Stanley, Drake, and Lady Gaga.
Taken from her forthcoming album Popstarr, ‘Heart Failure’ was released Last Friday across various music platform. Check out the video below…
After working on their successful underground R&B single ‘Magic,’ which is now at 30 plus weeks on BET Soul, DJ DAP and Kent Jones have decided to drop their next single, ‘For The Streets’, a never before released project which Jones worked on with the likes of super star Memphis rapper Yo Gotti along with other superstars Ty Dolla $ign and K Camp.
Kent Jones dropped a mixtape back in 2016 with the track then called ‘Hello’ and teamed up with DJ DAP to release the project under 850 Records for DJ DAP’s anticipated album, From Panama City To Tallahassee.
“I’m Super excited to be working on this project with a brother like Kent Jones who understands the importance of coming back home and working with the hometeam to elevate the city,” says DJ DAP.
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