Shura has returned to the remix-front, throwing her might across TS Graye’s ‘Honestly‘.
Originally produced by Grades and Louis Mattrs, Shura’s rework adds a more haunting/electronic/tribal undertone to Graye’s piercing cut, and follows her appearance on Tourist’s wonderful ‘Love Theme‘ which dropped earlier in the week.
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After recently being added to the daytime BBC Radio One B-list, Friend Within is back on Toolroom Records with ‘Waiting’, the follow-up to last year’s excellent ‘The Truth‘.
Instantly-recognisable with the producer’s trademark energy (alongside a bumpy house groove), ‘Waiting’ has all the ingredients to be a future anthem… A real feel good piece of sunshine vibes.
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SG Lewis has shared his new single ‘Blue’, the first song to be lifted off his upcoming project, ‘Dawn’. Set as the finale to his three-part collection, which has spanned past-releases ‘Dusk’ and ‘Dark’, Lewis’ full combination of ‘Dusk, Dark, Dawn’ will drop later this year, and will feature THEY’s Drew Love, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and London Grammar’s Dot Major.
The euphoric, psychedelia-tinged ‘Blue’ is entirely performed and produced by the producer, who returns to the style of his early breakthrough tracks, eschewing a guest feature in favour of performing all vocals himself.
Of the song, SG says “Blue is the first track off of Dawn and is something I am hugely proud of. The track is bit of a journey that transports to a second dimension in the latter half. I created it in London with my long-term collaborators, Phairo and Frances, and I feel like it is the perfect introduction to the third and final part of the project”.
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Earlier in the week, Cardi B confirmed her return with all-new music, sending a message to her fans on Instagram, saying “K so I’m back from retirement to announce I have a brand new song coming out on Friday at midnight with Bruno Mars”… and wow have they firmly delivered.
‘Please Me’, which marks the first time the duo have collaborated since last year’s remix of ‘Finesse’, was also co-produced by Mars himself, and hears both artists throw out all the moves in one flirtatious number – “Please me, baby; turn around and just tease me, baby; You’ve got what I want and what I need, baby, please,”
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Zedd and Katy Perry have teamed up for their new single, ‘365’.
Expected to appear on Zedd’s upcoming new album, his first since 2017’s compilation project ‘Stay +’, the new song comes accompanied with a futuristic Warren Fu-directed video.
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Lizzo has shared the title-track from her forthcoming album, ‘Cuz I Love You’.
Following on from last month’s breakout hit ‘Juice’, ‘Cuz I Love You’ hears the US singer/rapper slow down to mid-tempo ballad territory, accompanied by an expansive instrumental that harks back to some of the greatest Bond themes over the years.
Grab a listen in full below; Lizzo has recently announced plans to come to the UK with a short tour in May alongside an appearance at this summer’s Lovebox Festival.
The Cinematic Orchestra have announced the second single from their upcoming album ‘To Believe’.
Titled ‘A Promise’ and featuring stirring vocals courtesy of Heidi Vogel, the track follows on from the project’s lead single ‘A Caged Bird’, which was released last month.
For the new record, founding member Jason Swinscoe and longtime partner Dominic Smith have enlisted contributions from collaborators old and new: Moses Sumney, Roots Manuva, Grey Reverend (vocalist on Bonobo’s ‘First Fires’), Dorian Concept and Tawiah (Mark Ronson, Kindness) will join Heidi from a vocal-standpoint, whilst Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (Flying Lotus, Anderson Paak, Thundercat, Hiatus Kaiyote) features on strings.
Released on 15th March, ‘To Believe’ will mark the first album from The Cinematic Orchestra in 12 years. Listen to ‘A Promise’ below:
Jessie Ware has dropped off her second piece of new music in less than six months with her vibrant ‘Adore You’.
Expected to appear on her upcoming fourth studio album, scheduled for release later this year (after the safe arrival of her second child, that is), ‘Adore You’ follows on from the dancefloor-ready ‘Overtime‘, which the Londoner dropped last October. The following month she also jumped on The Magic Gang’s ‘Take Care‘.
Hear ‘Adore You’ below:
Tourist has shared one heck of a stellar collaboration, enlisting Shura for the former’s gorgeous new single, ‘Love Theme’.
Released ahead of Tourist’s upcoming new album ‘Everyday’, which drops this coming Friday 15th February (and is set to explore themes covering the producer’s “reflection on family, mental health, love and loss”), ‘Love Theme’ follows on from Tourist’s past expansive cuts, including ‘Emily‘ and ‘Hearts’.
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Years and Years have shared the full studio recording of their recent MNEK tie-up, ‘Valentino’.
Originally debuted in their live shows last summer, the song follows a tease from both acts earlier in the week, and falls part of the upcoming ‘Palo Santo: Deluxe Edition’ which also features Years and Years’ recent Jax Jones-collaboration, ‘Play’.
Watch the ‘Valentino’ video below: