DIY singer-songwriter and producer dvr has released dirty tapes, his debut EP on XL Recordings / Remote Control Records. Expressing raw vulnerability, dvr explores the ups and downs of teenage life through wry lyricism, unique production, and infectious guitar hooks; a charismatic style that shines from all corners of the EP. To mark the release of the EP, dvr premieres the visual to the newly released track ‘drugs’. Directed by underground visual-artist Elif Gönen aka FORLUCK (Lava La Rue, Louis Culture, Poppy Ajudha), ‘drugs’...
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dvr announces the release of dirty tapes, his debut EP on XL Recordings / Remote Control Records due out on 14th January 2022. To mark the news dvr shares a new single ‘stupid’. Written, recorded and produced by dvr, ‘stupid’ is accompanied by a Forluck-directed music video. ‘stupid’ is the second track to be released from the dirty tapes EP following September’s release of lead single ‘lowlife (with kenny beats)’. It once again showcases dvr’s genre-fluid sound, combining wry lyricism, unique DIY production and...
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dvr has released his new single and video ‘lowlife (with kenny beats)’, out now via XL Recordings / Remote Control Records. Filmed in North London and directed by Elif Gönen, dvr says of the video: “Was rly hot during the shoot so the running was a bit of an effort. Gd to meet Kenny tho, not v talkative but must’ve just been the nerves.” dvr is Dillon van Rensburg, a seventeen-year-old songwriter and producer...
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dvr is Dillon van Rensburg, a seventeen year old songwriter and producer from North Berwick, Scotland. In 2020, he digitally self-released an EP (tape_01) and single (‘thru the city’) which quickly became organic, word-of-mouth success stories, racking up streams in the millions. With influences ranging from Tyler, The Creator, Frank Ocean and Kaytranada to Jimmy Hendrix and the Foo Fighters, dvr already counts the likes of Kenny Beats (who discovered dvr via fan enthusiasm on his...
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