Brighton-born, London-based artist Rian Brazil has today shared his debut EP, ‘People like u’, out via Room Two Recordings.
The underground riser teased the EP experience with a slew of singles last year; the balladic ‘Breathe’, the trancey peaks of ‘Close 2 u’, and the first song Rian recorded when he moved to the capital, ‘Hey!’.
Rian channels jittery cityscape experiences into a bristling sonic alchemy, coasting through night-cloaked sub-genres with editorial rigour. His lyrics, often delivered in half-sung sermons and clipped monotone, filter a history forged in the Brighton council estates raves he grew up on.
Of the release, the typically enigmatic Rian says: “All 4 of these songs are bound only by human connection, this isn’t really an EP.”
The collection is released alongside the titular track of the same name and Rian’s first official music video. Raw introspection meets guitar-laced breakbeats, with Rian’s trademark vocal flips and modulations enhancing an already murky listen.
Tune in below.
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