Venom

Following the release of his hypnotic R&B track ‘Pentagon’ in late June, MyCompiledThoughts hasn’t disappointed with his fresh cut ‘Venom'

Music ReviewsChloe Mogg3 August 2022MyCompliedThoughts, R&B, Alternative R&BComment

Doja

West London’s Prince and the man putting the UK on his back and taking us through uncharted waters has once again made a big splash - Central Cee is back with his new single, 'Doja'

Music ReviewsLouis Davis2 August 2022Central Cee, UK Rap, Lyrical Lemonade, UK DrillComment

Berlin 1

South London singer, songwriter and guitarist, Oscar Jerome releases his new single/video ‘Berlin 1’ alongside the announcement of his forthcoming album, ‘The Spoon’, out 23rd September

Music ReviewsJimi Scott2 August 2022Oscar Jerome, UK Jazz, Jazz, UK AlternativeComment

Artist Spotlight: Strama

The Pit catch up with singer, songwtier and producr Strama to discuss her musical origins, limitations of genre-labelling, the stigma around female producers, and her stunning new EP 'Silver Lining'

Artist SpotlightBen Tibbits2 August 2022Strama, UK Soul, Alternative R&B, Neo-SoulComment

Artist Spotlight: agajon

The Pit connect with agajon to discuss the intricacies of his production, past and future collaborations, and what to expect from his upcoming body of work 'nag champa'

Artist SpotlightBen Tibbits1 August 2022agajon, Jay Prince, Rap, Producer, Soul, R&B, BeatsComment

Track of the Week: nu balance

ATO strikes the perfect balance between endearing hope and hazy ambiguity on ‘nu balance’, the focus single from his avant-garde body of work ’SIDE B’

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits1 August 2022ATO, UK Rap, Alternative Rap, UK AlternativeComment

DND

17-year-old North Londoner Zahkar crafts the perfect melancholic summer anthem ‘DND’

Music ReviewsTyrese King30 July 2022Zahkar, R&B, UKComment

Smile

B-ahwe conspires with producer TAMBALA to provide the perfect backing track for those late, whimsical summer nights with latest single ‘Smile’

Music ReviewsBecky Ansley29 July 2022B-ahwe, Tambala, UK R&B, UK Soul, Alternative R&B, Alt SoulComment

Daydreams

A twinkling light in the luminous R&B space, Ana Barrena returns to bless us with 'Daydreams', a cut bustling with colour and cadence

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits29 July 2022Ana Barrena, UK R&B, Alternative R&BComment

Track of the Week: SOLACE

Len continues to lean further into the avant-garde on his experimental, genre-defying new single ‘SOLACE’

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits29 July 2022Len, UK Rap, Alternative Rap, D&B, JungleComment

Up North

Lady Ice takes us ‘Up North’ in her latest single to the place she grew up the Manchester suburb of Old Trafford

Music ReviewsTyrese King28 July 2022Lady Ice, UK RapComment

Kenkele

Nigerian Afrofusion singer/songwriter and hitmaker BNXN fka BUJU joins forces with the legendary Wande Coal for new single, ‘Kenkele’, taken from his upcoming project, ‘Bad Since 97’

Music ReviewsJimi Scott28 July 2022BNXN fka BUJU, Wande Coal, AfrobeatsComment

Couldn’t Wait For It

“Settle if you wanna but I gotta be GOAT approved.” Taken straight from the hook of Blxst’s new single ‘Couldn’t Wait For It’, this line highlights exactly how Blxst manifested his current success

Music ReviewsLouis Davis28 July 2022Blxst, Rick Ross, US R&BComment

Exclusive Premiere: KC - Chania

Derby frontrunner KC drops his mini EP, the melancholic-tinged sun-kissed ‘Chania’, alongside vlog-style visuals

Exclusive PremiereBen Tibbits27 July 2022KC, UK Trap, Rap, UK RapComment

Artist Spotlight: SAHRA

The Pit sits down with SAHRA to chat about her eclectic musicality, her boundless yet refined style, and her endearing and spellbinding new EP 'Stolen Moments'

Artist SpotlightBen Tibbits26 July 2022SAHRA, UK R&B, Soul, Jazz, UK AlternativeComment

Yesterday Is Heavy

Lil Silva’s debut album ‘Yesterday Is Heavy’ presents an enigmatic coup, ten years in the making. Pulling so tenderly from a liberal influence of genres, ‘Yesterday Is Heavy’ is complex, fluid and above all, intuitive

Music ReviewsHana Alexander26 July 2022Lil Silva, Alternative Soul, UK AlternativeComment

Gemini Rights

On ‘Gemini Rights’, Steve Lacy sounds more self-assured, more thoughtful, and more playful than ever. The 24-year-old Compton singer and producer here takes a leap towards more varied instrumentation and more exuberant songwriting

Music ReviewsDom Taylor26 July 2022Steve Lacy, Alternative pop, US AlternativeComment

Contingency

Birmingham rapper/singer, DapzOnTheMap is back with new single, ‘Contingency’

Music ReviewsJimi Scott25 July 2022Dapz on the Map, UK Rap, Grime, UK GrimeComment

Artist Spotlight: Sensu

The Pit connect with Sensu to talk about her engrossing new EP ’Numéro LDN’, her time in London and the impact that it had on her sonic vision, and finding her sound and place within the production world

Artist SpotlightBen Tibbits25 July 2022Sensu, D&B, Danc, Dance, House, Garage, Hip HopComment

Backshat

After dropping hits in winter for the love birds, Shayne Brown heard the call for summer bangers and answered. Backshat is a Bashment/HipHop fusion which will help you kickstart the party season

Music ReviewsOri Santari25 July 2022Shayne Brown, Bashment, Hip HopComment