Spotlight: 15 for 2015 ‘Ones To Watch’ – Rae Morris

With a plethora of EPs arriving over the past couple of years (three of which in the past twelve-months alone), young British singer/songwriter Rae Morris has developed something of an ever-growing fan-base. No less thanks in part to her shimmering early-2014 cut Do You Even Know? (which received some stunning remixes from the likes of Oceaán and Two Inch Punch), Morris continued the year with further solid output (Closer, all the way to her latest single Under The Shadows), all of which have been leading up to the release of her anticipated debut album Unguarded (set to drop in January).

You could potentially pull some similarities from the Florence / Laura Welsh / Feist camp when it comes to Rae Morris (from a more ‘euphoric’ comparison that is – Morris stands firm on her own with some dramatic, yet understated vocals). Yet like the aforementioned, Morris also has the knack of being able to be a crossover artist [she’s collaborated on cuts from Clean Bandit and Bombay Bicycle Club] without losing any of that special sparkle that makes listeners sit up and take note in the first place.

Additional excitement continues when we hear Rae Morris has been working with acclaimed producer Ariel Rechtshaid for Unguarded (Charli XCX, Major Lazer, Kylie… all the way to Beyonce’s latest release 7/11), so in that respect there’s a lot riding on the project. However, with that, we’re also convinced we have very little to panic about – Morris’ aforementioned EPs have all shown impeccable strength (and maturity too), and with Rechtshaid at the helm, we could now be seeing the UK continue to be the unstoppable force of delivering quality solo exports.

Stream Under The Shadows below; Unguarded lands on 26th January [preorder via the iTunes link]: