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Spend your ‘Christmas Mornin’ with the slick RnB debut single from Jaai.

Posted on 23 December 2022

Channelling the timeless soul of Ella Fitzgerald and the slick impassioned style of Sade, the Atlanta-based gospel RnB singer-songwriter Jaai. helped her fans to celebrate ‘Christmas Mornin’ with the chilled jazzy vibe in her debut single.

The smoothly uplifting single, released on December 2nd, proves just how much Christmas music has evolved since Mariah Carey started topping the Christmas charts every year. Jaai. is on truly sublime form in Christmas Mornin, which flows to the subtle seduction of boom-bap beats and her celestially elegant vocal timbre that would leave you with a shiver if it wasn’t so warming.

The single takes away any sense of novelty away from Christmas music and strips commercialism from the holiday itself, as it reminds you that Christmas is a day like every other, where joy revolves around the people that light up our lives. The artificial lights, no matter how bright, could never compare.

Christmas Mornin’ is now available to stream on all major platforms via this link.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Stuck By Me: 705 sips on those gifts from Santa with the romantic groover Sade

Posted on 22 October 2022

Feeling the love so deeply as the world burns into rubble right before our very eyes, 705 shows the tenderness when we needed it most and gets the slow dancing happening on the dance floor with the excellent Sade.

705 is a Tottenham, London-based indie afrobeats artist who makes smooth music vibrations that can be enjoyed by the whole family.

Soaking our souls in so much more that what the world is currently offering, 705 has created a niche that is rather hard to dislike and has assembled a memorable single to treasure.

Sade from Tottenham, London-based indie afrobeats solo artist 705 is a fine release that has been made with so much endearing innocence. Brimming with quiet confidence and thriving with a vocal mastery that is second to none, this is a track that needs so much more love.

When you know who your ride-or-die is, your perspective shall change forever.

Listen up loud on Spotify and see more via the IG page.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Spotlight Feature: NIA paints a portrait of inner turmoil in her downtempo alt-RnB single, Distant Colors

Posted on 14 December 2021

‘Distant Colors’ is the latest compassionately composed single from the New York-born, Philadelphia-based alt-RnB artist, and producer, NIA. Her signature spiritualism weaved its way into the downtempo release that explores inner turmoil for the emotionally attuned. For anyone who has ever cursed the depth of their emotional intellect, Distant Colors will act as an olive branch of empathy. As NIA’s light vocal timbre falls into the echoey and reverb-drenched shimmering guitars, the solid, steady drumbeats give the track enough structure while letting the ambience breathe through. The single was written, recorded and produced at NIA’s home studio; before being mixed and mastered by Tito Orjih at Oscar’s Greenhouse.

Here’s what NIA had to say about the release:

“My single, Distant Colors, expresses the raw emotion of being in tune with our inner struggles. Not only does this downtempo R&B tune tackle the feeling of isolation; it also represents the realness of the relationship that we have with ourselves.”

NIA started songwriting at an early age; on her journey to adulthood, she’s continued to hone in on her inexplicable talent that will instantly pique the interest of fans of Sade. Shortly after graduating from Shippensburg University, she established her record label, Chill Room Records and formed her band, The Chill Room Band. With new material in the pipeline, she’s definitely one to watch.

Distant Colors is now available to stream on Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Moving On Quickly: Ayoka carries herself with oozing confidence on the party-starting ‘Weekend’

Posted on 17 July 2021

With her wonderfully elegant red hair flowing into the gusting wind, Ayoka breathlessly shows us where the fun is at with the bass-thumping new single that is all about the ‘Weekend‘.

Ayoka is a divine healer, impressive multi-instrumentalist, and indie RnB artist from the DMV-area in the USA. She is a music wizard who carefully looks inside the music creation to see the whole journey, to find her true path so that the listener is totally enthralled all the way through this outer body experience.

”From a young age, Ayoka had a passion for dissecting music. While her parents raised her on everything from Red Hot Chili Peppers to Tupac and Sade, her stepfather used to break down all the different elements that go into a jazz song. She soon developed a fascination with picking up instruments, understanding melodies, and breaking down song structures.” ~ Ayoka

Her lyrical ability is there for all to see, as she furiously flows with lots of gushing gusto and true self-belief that she is in charge of her life. Even if things might seem rough with her main lover currently, she shows that there is always another option if you want it badly enough.

”Weekend is about letting go of all your problems once the week has ended. I wanted to make a hype song that pumps me up the way Chief Keef’s music does.” – Ayoka

‘Weekend‘ from the entrancing DMV-based RnB artist Ayoka, is a mind-clearing new track that shows her huge confidence as she drops down low, and has the crowd cheering enthusiastically in the club. She is a ferocious artist who knows what she wants and doesn’t let anything stand in her way. This is a song all about brushing everything negative away, as you only let in the fun vibes to show you the way forward.

Hear this new track on Spotify and see more visuals on IG.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen