Chance The Rapper - Wonderful Everyday

Press play, and prepare to beam at your device in gratitude. Recognise the tune Chance the Rapper just released, with the most wonderfully extended intro? Yes, that’s the Arthur theme song. Talk about a #ThrowbackThursday. Aided by a few friends - namely Wyclef Jean, Elle Varner, Jessie Ware, Ziggy Marley, Eryn Kane, Nate Fox and Stix - the Chicago native has recreated the unforgettable tune...

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SBTRKT feat. Ezra Koenig - New Dorp, New York

Disclaimer: if you want an album of breathy declarations, your journey with SBTRKT might begin and end with his self-titled debut. The post-dubstep pigeon-hole must have gotten too small because the Young Turks producer has taken a playful departure from the norm in an unexpected collaboration with Ezra Koenig. Koenig’s punchy vocals dip and dive audaciously, never...

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Return of the Rudeboy

As sharp menswear returns to the streets, Somerset House has curated an exhibition to celebrate where it all started in the Return of the Rudeboy. Brain-child of creative director Harris Elliot and Photographer Dean Chalkley, the exhibition is a celebration of the slick dress of Caribbean men in the 1980s. It captures modern-day men (and women) who have taken the Rudeboy style and attitude...

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Introducing: Dpat

Originally posted on The Agenda Soulection signee, and up-and-coming producer Dpat is a magician. Thus, his conceptions can only be described as works of art. At only 23, the Houston native is making elevated music that collides with the airy aesthetic of his LA-based label. From nothing he creates layer upon layer of texture, reworking each one to form a wonky collage of a sound...

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So I promised I would be doing some new and exciting things. Since exams have finished I have begun writing for The Agenda. The website is fresh, and it has up-to-date content on music, similar to what I would post on this site, in addition to fashion and style updates, culture and not to mention playlists that will be soundtracking my summer. It will give me a chance to try out writing about...

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Take A (Screen)Shot For Me: XO - Holdin' On feat. RobLaw

 XO's Holdin' On is an example of beautiful submersion; when glugging synths aren't swelling, the vocals are swimming...

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Raleigh Ritchie x The Internet - The Chased

"The song drifts into a daydream, complete with beautifully warped drones that wrap around Anderson’s voice. The song is sparse but victoriously so. Anderson’s dreamy vocals are the centre of attention and hypnotising enough that the space and texture is justified, but irrelevant anyway. The Internet’s trademark trip-hop beats are immediately obvious and counteract the trippiness by...

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Röyksopp & Robyn - Monument

No one needs to be reminded of Sweden's mastery of pop, and with Lykke Li and Erik Hassle back, Robyn is the last, but by no means the least, to return. Fresh from her recent collaboration with Neneh Cherry, Robyn has just announced a collaboration and thus, tour with Norwegian legends Röyksopp. It's simultaneously ethereal and stuttering and you can listen to the preview below...

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Kwabs @ Village Underground, London

Kwabs live is nothing short of celestial. He took to the stage and hypnotised eyes were trained on him like we were his faithful congregation and he was singing the truth. During his set, the crowd alternated between cries of "YAAAS" and moments of appreciative silence. It may have something to do with his gospel-infused voice of silk that rolls over your head, or his tales of the last days. Either...

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MNEK - Every Little Word

I have told everyone I know that MNEK will be the future reigning King of R&B. He has spent the last few years, writing, producing and singing for everyone from Rudimental and Little Mix to Kylie but the King has finally come to claim his throne. The production is immaculate/crunchy/funky etc. and his voice is flawless. I encourage you to find fault in it.&nbs...

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THIS and THAT: Afrobeat

D'Banj - Oliver Twist ; Fuse ODG - Antenna; Atumpan - The Thing ; P-Square - Personally. Fela Kuti Before Fuse there was Fela, the Godfather of Afrobeats. Think African James Brown. He mixed traditional percussion with electric rhythm sections, horns and call and response in a powerful combination of Yoruba and English. He was outspoken and his ideas polarising....

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