Years & Years dropped by BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge today and performed a cover of The Weeknd’s 50 Shades of Grey soundtrack “Earned It”. It was interesting to hear the band performing something at a slower tempo than usual and Olly gave the song a touch of soul. Olly even Continue Reading
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Kwabs – Fight For Love (Video)
Photo: James Marcus Haney Kwabs has gone for a classic soul sound on upbeat new single “Fight For Love”, which is the latest release from his debut album. The video, which you can watch below, is reminiscent of Apple’s iTuns adverts with it’s use of silhouettes against bright backgrounds. Kwabs’ debut Continue Reading
Raury – Devil’s Whisper (Video)
Atlanta singer-songwriter and rapper Raury’s “Devil’s Whisper” is a sequel to his 2014 debut track “God’s Whisper”. It’s no surprise then that the video ends where the previous sang began, forming a direct connection between the two. The acoustic production and Raury’s harmonies are great, but it’s his last verse which Continue Reading
Lianne La Havas – What You Don’t Do (Video)
Photo: John-Paul Pietrus. Folk/ Soul singer Lianne La Havas is back with a colourful video for her cheerful new single “What You Don’t Do”. This is an upbeat love song with a difference; it’s about loving someone but not needing to say it all the time. The production has echo’s Continue Reading
Emmi – My Kinda Swag (Video)
Photo: Darren Skene Having shared her exciting debut single “My Kinda Swag” last month, Emmi is back with the accompanying video. It features Emmi alongside her actor/dancer friend Adebayo Bolaji (Ade), who also choreographed the dancing with Emmi. “I wanted to create a visual that was honest and simple; something Continue Reading
Raury – Devil’s Whisper
“Devil’s Whisper” is the follow up to “God’s Whisper” which featured on Raury’s Indigo Child – one of the best mixtapes of 2014. As ever with Raury, there’s a mix of genres most notably Folk, Soul and Hip Hop which are blended together and pulled off in a way which only Continue Reading
Miguel – Hey (Slaves Cover)
Here’s something pretty different, RnB crooner Miguel covered the Slaves’ “Hey” while in the BBC’s Live Lounge today. He transformed the song taking it from Post-Hardcore to what is almost an unrecognisable RnB rendition. The staggering thing is it all looks so easy for Miguel, him and his band seemed Continue Reading
Jacob Banks – Grace
Photo: Johnny Fonseca. “Grace” is the first release from Birmingham singer Jacob Banks’s forthcoming Paradox EP. It’s a powerful soulful number and is a great statement of intent from Jacob. More releases like this and he’ll surely be laughing his way to the bank; “Grace” is today’s Song of The Continue Reading
Maverick Sabre – Walk Into The Sun (Video)
Maverick Sabre’s new single “Walk Into The Sun” marks a stark departure from his usual material which tends to be more gritty. He even starts the first verse alluding to this, “I spent too much time concentrating on the negative.” He made some good songs so it’s hard to say Continue Reading
John Newman – Come And Get It (Video)
John Newman’s feel good new single “Come And Get It” is one of his best yet, loving the use of colour in this video.”Come And Get It” will be released on July 17th, you can pre-order it now on iTunes and Google Play. Directed by Alex Herron.