The new wave of: 2013
Many listeners got their first taste of Sampha when he teamed up with Drake, Katy B and Solange Knowles but REAL fans of him for his collaborative work with SBTRKT, Jessie Ware, Koreless, Lil Silva, and others. His voice is too angelic and distinctive to be drowned out in samples of his work or used as a feature by others. 2013 will go down as the year that Sampha blew up with Dual, we haven't heard much of anything from him in 2014, but hopefully next year in 2015 he'll finally drop a studio album!
Other popular tracks:
"Beneath The Tree", "Hold On (with SBTRKT)", "Play (with Katy B)", "Valentine (with Jessie Ware)"
Charli her remix brought you here? This is some hi-fi baby making R&B and Tom has a light, airy, falsetto tone. It's not my favorite from him but this is still a very heartfelt song.
this is one of the most heartfelt, touching songs I have ever heard. it's so beautiful, his falsetto and the lyrics and the way they are complimented by the music. it just... it really brings me to tears it's his best song! it's so rare für a male artist to show this kind of pain an vulnerability and he does it in such a genuine, relatable, non cheesy way. it was magic when I saw him do it live
“Settle Down” is quite a standout for Kimbra's "Vows" and it was treated as her first single but was overlooked by her smash hit with Gotye. “Settle Down” perfectly blends soul and pop music. It starts off slow and builds up to be a vibrant and audacious track. You also have to appreciate the things Kimbra can do with that voice of hers.