Nao Yoshioka is a vocalist to watch.
Soulful in approach, her music is wide open to fresh influences, part of a generation of artists crafting a new R&B lexicon.
New single 'Loyalty' is out now, and it's a smooth neo-soul jammer, one that re-tools impeccable influences for a 2k20 viewpoint.
It's a stellar release, one that seems to relish the chance to find full expression, the gilded lyric tumbling out over a breezy arrangement.
London jazz-tronica duo Blue Lab Beats have stepped in on remix duties, taking Nao's songwriting into a fresh space.
'Loyalty' is given a jazz-leaning overhaul, pulling and twisting the single in different directions.
Tune in now.
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