Cleo Sol - Airplane

Cleo Sol and Inflo continue their ridiculous run of music with Cleo's new album 'Heaven', which dropped last week. The album as a whole feels quite different to both 'Mother' and 'Rose In The Dark', but still retains that etheral feel through Cleo's unique delivery, which has made her one of the UK's most loved artists in recent years. 'Airplane' is my favourite song from the album and has quickly become one of my songs of the year so far.

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Jungle - Us Against The World

Jungle never miss. We are four albums into the Jungle project, and the level of quality is frightening. I remember watching them for the first time ever at their gig at Oval Space back in 2014... to see their journey since then has been quite incredible. Amazing songwriters, amazing producers. They deserve all of the success they're seeing. This the opening track on the latest album, and I love it so much.

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Jalen Ngonda - Come Around And Love Me

Without a doubt, my favourite new discovery of 2023. Josh Milan sent this to Louie Vega, who in turn sent it to me. Since then, I haven't stopped talking about Jalen to everyone I've come across. His music sounds like it's from another time, giving off serious Marvin Gaye vibes, all while remaining to sound fresh and exciting. Jalen is the truth... and then some.

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Madlib & Four Tet - Road of the Lonely Ones

A stroke of genius from Mablib, whose collaborative album with Four Tet dropped this week. This is the lead single and my favourite from the project, which plays on a genius sample from The Ethics. Get your copy on wax here.

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Lady Wray - Storms

Even though she's had a profilic career for over 20 years, the past four years have really seen Lady Wray (aka Nicole Wray) find her sound. With Big Crown Records as her home and Leon Michels as her producer, I truly believe that she is now has one of the best and unique voices in the whole world - an old skool nod, with a new twist. Soul music in 2020 never sounded so good.

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Yuna - Stay Where You Are (Seb Wildblood)

Church boss Seb Wildblood works his magic on the latest single from Malaysian singer / songwriter Yuna. A truly unique meeting of sounds, which is the perfect example of what a great remix can bring to a record. Can't stop listening to this...

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James Blake - Before

New haircut, new music. James Blake has returned with a special Boiler Room set and a hot four-track entitled 'Before'. All four tunes have their own special JB vibe, but it's the house-laden title track that caught my attention and has been on heavy rotation since dropping. Check out the video after the jump...

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Greentea Peng - Hu Man

A fascinating record and video from London-based singer / songwriter Greentea Peng, who over the past few years has become an exciting name within the scene, featuring on records with Foreign Beggars and The Streets. Her style and tone of voice creates a unique sound that stands out and makes me feel like she has a very exciting career in the making... Can't wait to hear an album.

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Gregory Porter - Mister Holland

The latest release from the man, the voice, Gregory Porter. 'Mister Holland' is a deep, soulful record with an underlying message about acceptance and racial prejudice from his forthcoming album ALL RISE, which will be released August 28 on Blue Note Records. Very proud to have been one of the first to support his debut album 'Water' many years ago and am so happy to see how loved he is around the world in 2020 - one of the best to do it.

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CeeLo Green - For You

My favourite track from the latest album by CeeLo Green, which takes it back to that Motown or Stax vibe. The album was recorded in Nashville at Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye studios with some legendary co-writers and musicians, along with orchestration, creating an instantly timeless collection of songs. Beautiful record.

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