People, we’re fully into release season and it feels so good!

There’s honestly so much good music out right now, it’s almost been overwhelming keeping up. Just a stream of consciousness of the new projects you MUST check out…

Lylo Gold – HeartAche & Wray, Jarreau Vandal – Anthology, Blood Orange – Negro Swan, Barney Artist – Home Is Where The Art Is, Seinabo Sey – I’m A Dream, Masego – Lady Lady, JMSN – Velvet, 6LACK – East Atlanta Love Letter…

And there’s more coming from some (UK) RnB modern legends – Ray BLK, Nao and Ella Mai all have projects coming this month. Summer might have left without saying goodbye but we’ve at least got a well of stellar music to find solace in.

Year of the Producer

Jarreau Vandal returned with a standout project with Anthology and his track Moonlight, serves that last slice of that summery goodness. Generally, music producers represent strong this month, solidifying 2018 as the Year of the Producer with a strong VanJess /Freddie Gibbs/Nick Grant collab return from IAMNOBODI and features from Masego, JMSN and Silk City.

Newcomers you need to watch

Also featured on this month’s playlist update are super promising newcomers. JDA is a truly DIY singer, with her self-produced melancholy minimalist RnB single, Sublime. The track’s low-fi production with JDA’s full-bodied vocals make the perfect autumnal listen. For fans of more bluesy Soul music, Stella Talpo is back with Leave, a tender, but delightful love ballad.

It’s a whole meal this month, so tuck in below.

On The Wave: The New Tunes We Can’t Stop Playing July 2018

Just a couple of weeks ago, Spotify launched R&B UK, its first official playlist dedicated to all things UK R&B. It’s testament to the FUEGO the UK R&B scene is continually dropping. Exciting to see the long-deserved recognition this is already bringing to emerging UK R&B acts.

Best New RnB Playlist July 2018

Per usual agenda, UK R&B’s greatness gets its shine on our latest On The Wave playlist update. Big up, Rukhsana Merrise, Mahalia, Lylo Gold, Cosha, RAYE, Rachel Foxx, Nao, IAMDDB, James Vickery and many more. Rachel and IAMDDB both released projects over the past month which y’all need to give a spin.

Our playlist opener is a somewhat surprising collab between Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges, Liberated, a smooth leg-shaker that deliciously brings Leon’s old Soul style with Dej’s trap tendencies for the perfect summer jam. We are absolutely living for the incredible richness of new age Soul right now – from electronic-infused, funk-tinged, vocal-led, hip-hop and trappy vibes, with many artists bringing several of these and everything in-between together. It’s truly a blessing to have so much good music to chose from.

With all that said, do absolutely enjoy this one!

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