Sigrid
Strangers (Island)
Sigrid’s massive 2017 continues with Strangers, which offers all you could want from a pop song: an instant chorus, a big synth hook and some sing-along ‘Woo!’s for good measure.
Contact Elspeth Merry
elspeth.merry@umusic.com
Raye (feat. Mr Eazi)
Decline (Polydor)
You’ll lose count of the pop references in Raye’s latest offering, which is lifted from an upcoming collaboration-based release due in 2018.
Contact Simon Jones
simon@simonjonespr.com
Young Fathers
Lord (Ninja Tune)
The sleeve of this comeback claims, ‘You can’t dance to it’, and moving to all the fuzz and rumbling is a challenge. Great song, though.
Contact Jon Wilkinson
jon@technique-pr.com
Sunflower Bean
I Was A Fool (Lucky Number)
The New Yorkers’ first single for new label Lucky Number is a dreamy jangle with a seriously good bassline, something never to be sniffed at.
Contact Natalie Quesnel
natalie@yesplease.fm
N.E.R.D (feat. Rihanna)
Lemon (N.E.R.D Music/Columbia)
Pharrell’s crew resurface with a solid lesson in how to come back after seven years away. Featuring Rihanna and bags of swagger.
Contact James Windle
james.windle@dawbell.com
Hookworms
Negative Space (Domino)
Hookworms sure have returned with a surprise, swapping their psychedelic noise for jittery
four-to-the-floor disco.
Contact Sam Williams
sam@dominorecordco.com
Emeli Sandé (feat. Giggs)
Higher (Virgin EMI)
High Street-friendly soul rubs up against swampy UK rap on this slovenly new one from Sandé’s new Kingdom Coming EP, out now.
Contact Laura Sinclair
laura.sinclair@dawbell.com
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