New Music Spotlight: R&B Edition XVI
Welcome back to The Daily Note’s weekly “New Music Spotlight”— where we talk about music your ears should be on, by artists to keep your eyes on. Let's get into this week's top three new picks.
First Pick: “ti ti ti.” by Flyy Armani & JLLY is a tune you need to have in your rotation this summer. This song is seductively hypnotic with melodious and sensuous lyrics. This is the first single from the artist-producer duo’s upcoming collaborative EP, “jazminbouce after midnight,” releasing July 10.
Second Pick: “Not So Sweet” by Kalisway brings us into the thick of yearning, as the singer opens the track with the lyrics “I want a love like that / I wanna feel that deep / I wanna love like that / Even if not so sweet.” As the rising R&B singer confesses to longing for a deeper connection with a lover, this track radiates warmth over a bubbly and bouncing beat. The Toronto singer announced via Instagram that “Not So Sweet” is the first single from her upcoming album.
Third Pick: “Less Of You” by Gemaine has the R&B singer’s vocals smoothly cascading all over the track. This record documents all the tricky emotions and foolish events that can come with desiring love, but understanding you’re in no position to prioritize or reciprocate it. Let this song be a reminder of why those situationships just never seem to work out. The emerging R&B crooner delivers an honest and vulnerable performance on this track.