It's hot.
Damn hot. Too hot to work, almost. All we can is turn up the air-con, and turn up the stereo – whichever has the greatest effect.
This new cut from XamVolo, though, seems to be doing the trick. An artist whose take on hip-hop culture is couched in jazz terms, his laid back, slumped funk has a real sense of soul.
New cut 'Down' is online now, and it sits somewhere alongside Anderson .Paak or even some of BADBADNOTGOOD's collaborations.
Pitting schlurpy electronics against gospel-infused vocals, those tinkling piano notes feel like drops of cool rain water on our skin.
Tune in now.