Ramz
Barking (Polydor)
After its video launched on GRM Daily last year, Ramz’s low-slung jam has lodged itself in the singles chart Top 10. A huge start to 2018 for South London’s Ramone Rochester.
Contact Imran Malik
malik@imran-malik.com
Justin Timberlake
Filthy (RCA)
JT is bringing sexy back. The singer’s gyration-ready comeback comes with panting samples, wobbly bass and lyrics about “cages” and “beasts”.
Contact Sarah Hall
sarah.hall@sonymusic.com
Nina Nesbitt
Somebody Special (Cooking Vinyl)
Nesbitt says this groove-heavy new track relays the early days of new love, “drinking cheap cider… or sitting at home in your tracksuit”. Fantastic.
Contact Vicky Dowdall
vicky@vdmmusic.com
Rae Morris
Push Me To My Limit (Atlantic)
February brings Rae Morris’ second LP, Someone Out There. Over three dramatic minutes, this latest drop builds a tension that never quite snaps.
Contact Harriet Brampton
harriet@chalkpressagency.co.uk
Kendrick Lamar (FEAT. SZA)
All The Stars (Aftermath/Interscope)
This first cut from the promising
Kendrick-produced OST for Marvel’s new Black Panther flick is oddly smooth, but what will the rest be like?
Contact Stephanie Duncan-Bosu
stephanie.duncan-bosu@umusic.com
Warmduscher
Big Wilma (The Leaf Label)
Alongside new project Insecure Men, Saul Adamczewski is busy with Warmduscher, too. This is like a slap round the chops with a cheese grater.
Contact Thea Hudson-Davies
thea@theleaflabel.com
Superchunk
Erasure (Merge)
Taken from the North Carolina vets’ 11th album, this ball of fuzz features Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield and The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt.
Contact Alex Cull
alex@braceyourselfpr.com
