Chelan & NNAVY [2021] - Patterns [Staircase Recordings & Deep Blue Music]

This one has slipped through the net since 5 Mar 2021 when it was released. I've just been alerted to it via SoulTracks and it's far too good to ignore.

It is a collaboration between Swiss artists Chelan (Chelan Mirko Mueller) and NNAVY (Florine Gashaza originally from Botswana). Curiously they both state (on their Spotify profiles) as some of their influences, Tom Misch and Jordan Rakei, neither of whom I'd previously heard of and, after checking, they are both relatively new artists from England and New Zealand respectively.

I notice that NNAVY has just released (23 Apr) a new single with Paul Silve ('For The Future'), but it's a bit too acoustic and folky for my palette. She also released an album in 2020 which, again, is mainly acoustic in the Tracy Chapman vein.

Most of Chelan's previous material is poppy/R&B/hip-hop.

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Details

Rating:	8
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Staircase Recordings & Deep Blue Music
Cat No:	None
Year:	05/03/2021
Key/BPM:	9B/50
Value:	£1