shamir
ratchet
XL
an album of addictive rhythms & bold pop magic - The Las Vegas-based singer has crept slowly into the consciousness of music fans, aided by his BBC Sound Of 2015 nomination & signing to XL Recordings.
the album veers between hypnotic grooves, prince-like funk & big hot chip-esque numbers, making for a thrilling listen throughout. "A liquid, ebullient tenor whose tracks bubble over with personality & charisma" - stereogum, "fresh, full of warmth, spontaneity & spark...‘On The Regular’, ‘Call It Off’ & ‘In For The Kill’ are stone-cold pop anthems, bouncing between Azealia Banks hip-house, elastic disco & the strut of a drunken Hercules & Love Affair. ‘Darker’, meanwhile, is a brooding ballad of strings & drums...the perfect summer soundtrack. Sometimes you’ve got to party like it’s 1989" 8/10 - nme.
Tracklist
- Vegas
- Make A Scene
- On The Regular
- Call If Off
- Hot Mess
- Demon
- In For The Kill
- Youth
- Darker
- Head In The Clouds