Yorkshire-born, London-based singer, songwriter, and. producer Ethan P. Flynn releases his debut album, Abandon All Hope out now via Young / Remote Control Records. Abandon All Hope pours twenty-four years’ worth of experience into eight eclectic tracks. Featuring backup vocals from rising singer, Ava Gore, Abandon All Hope is a bold statement to mark Ethan P. Flynn’s arrival as a true artist in his own right. Stream / Download Abandon All Hope here.
Sampha announces his sophomore album LAHAI, out October 20th. Taken from his paternal grandfather’s name, which is also Sampha’s middle name, LAHAI revels in the awe and magic of our existence, synthesising the exquisite chaos that one experiences confronting the cycle of life and the beyondness. With contributions from some of Sampha’s closest friends, peers and collaborators including Yaeji, LéaSen, Sheila Maurice Grey (Kokoroko), Ibeyi, Morgan Simpson (Black Midi), Yussef Dayes, Laura Groves and Kwake Bass, LAHAI, in contrast to Process, is a communal affair...
Romy releases her debut solo album Mid Air, an album about celebration, sanctuary and salvation on the dance floor. It’s an album that deals with love, grief, relationships, identity and sexuality and is a love letter to the queer clubs where Romy found community and connection. It’s a coming-out album in a way, although she came out in her personal life a long time ago, but it’s also a coming-through album...
Ethan P. Flynn releases ‘Clutching Your Pearls’, the latest single from his highly anticipated debut album Abandon All Hope, out 6 October. Written, and produced by Ethan P. Flynn, ‘Clutching Your Pearls’ is a captivating fable about letting go, told using a uniquely-tuned mandola. The new single is accompanied by a cinematic music video, directed by Ethan P. Flynn and shot by CHILD studio (Pa Salieu, Anaiis, The xx). Reflective of the liberating single, the mythical video for...
Ethan P. Flynn returns with ‘Bad Weather’, the second single to be revealed from his forthcoming debut album Abandon All Hope, out Friday 6 October. ‘Bad Weather’ is a perfect storm of stripped-back fingerpicked guitar and Ethan’s idiosyncratic voice. Speaking on the track, Ethan P. Flynn says “The meaning of ‘Bad Weather’ lies in the lyric “Don’t let the bad weather outlive you” – it’s one of the more positive songs on the album and really an encouraging message that any negative feelings of hopelessness are just...
Romy releases ‘The Sea’, the latest single to be taken from her highly-anticipated solo debut album. Produced by Fred again.. and Stuart Price and premiered as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record, it’s another prime example of what Romy describes as “emotional music to dance to”, a sun-kissed love song that is set to soundtrack long nights for years to come. ‘The Sea’ is accompanied by a stunning video courtesy of director Mollie Mills. The video – supported by global fashion platform FARFETCH –...
London singer, songwriter and producer Sampha returns with a brand new single, ‘Spirit 2.0’. Released today via Young / Remote Control, ‘Spirit 2.0’ is Sampha’s first solo music in over six years, following the global success of his acclaimed 2017 debut album Process. Those intervening years have been anything but fallow, with Sampha contributing his inimitable voice to some of music’s biggest releases including, most recently, Kendrick Lamar and Stormzy. Simultaneously, he’s been firmly focused on the creation of his highly anticipated second album alongside a close...
Yorkshire-born, London-based singer, songwriter, and. producer Ethan P. Flynn announces details of his debut album, Abandon All Hope. Out October 6 via Young / Remote Control Records, Abandon All Hope pours twenty-four years’ worth of experience into 8 eclectic tracks. Featuring backup vocals from rising singer, Ava Gore, Abandon All Hope is a bold statement to mark Ethan P. Flynn’s arrival as a true artist in his own right. The album’s title single ‘Abandon All Hope’ is the first released today alongside a self-directed music video...
Ethan P. Flynn releases a brand new single ‘Used to It’, his first solo music of 2023. Out now via Young / Remote Control Records, ‘Used to It’ is a celebration of that feeling of finally belonging. The lyrics are buoyed by a production that seamlessly blends stripped-back acoustics with electronic experimentation, all underpinned by Flynn’s idiosyncratic voice. The new music follows Ethan P. Flynn’s acclaimed 2022 EP Universal Deluge and is the culmination of an intensely fruitful period of personal creativity. Having...
Following the crossover success of her recent single ‘Strong’ – a collaboration with Fred again.. that has become her biggest solo song to date – Romy returns with a new single ‘Enjoy Your Life’. Premiered as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record, ‘Enjoy Your Life’ features the voice of Beverly Glenn-Copeland and is produced by Fred again.., Stuart Price and Jamie xx. ‘Enjoy Your Life’ is inspired by a special evening when pop icon Robyn took Romy to see American-Canadian singer and songwriter Beverly Glenn-Copeland perform in...
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Romy — of The xx —unveils a new single, ‘Strong’ featuring Fred again.., alongside a video directed by her wife, the filmmaker and photographer Vic Lentaigne. ‘Strong’ came from a moment in my life when I was processing past grief,” says Romy. “Whilst writing the lyrics I was thinking about my cousin Luis, we both have the shared experience of our mums passing away when we were young. I recognise in him the same trait I have which is to...
Building on the success of April’s acclaimed ‘LET’S DO IT AGAIN‘ single – his first new music in over two years – Jamie xx quickly returns with a brand new single. Premiered as BBC Radio 1’s Clara Amfo’s “Hottest Record In The World”, ‘KILL DEM‘ was created with Notting Hill Carnival in mind, inspired by the energy of the parties and sound systems Jamie experienced there since first attending as a teenager. This August, he...
Oliver Sim unveils his debut album Hideous Bastard. Produced by bandmate Jamie xx, and featuring lifelong hero Jimmy Somerville. Taking inspiration from his love of horror films and his own life experience – exploring fear, shame, sexuality and masculinity. Music from the album also soundtracks the queer horror short film Hideous, starring Sim and directed by Yann Gonzalez, which made its world premiere as part of the Semaine de la Critique at this year’s...
Oliver Sim and Jamie xx – producer of Sim’s highly anticipated debut solo album Hideous Bastard – continue their longstanding creative partnership with the release of a rare Jamie xx remix. Jamie has only ever released a handful of official remixes (for the likes of Radiohead, Adele, Four Tet and Florence and The Machine) and, on his first remix in over five years, he stretches the Brian Wilson-sampling original into a near ten minute dancefloor epic. Featuring additional production from Floating Points, it’s...
Daniela Lalita has announced the details of her debut EP Trececerotres, due out September 16th on Young. A direct reference to the apartment – 1303 – in Peru where Lalita grew up with her mother and grandmother, Trececerotres is rooted in magic, ritual, healing and the matrilineal relationship. The five-song EP features previously released single ‘Tenía Razón‘ and Lalita’s newest single ‘No Para.’ Premiering via a music video directed by Bradley & Pablo, ‘No Para’ sees Lalita dressed in her own hand-sewn garments, re-enacting...
