Brooklyn artist yaya bey has already released three impressive albums since 2016, her sound effortlessly soulful and her words refreshingly frank. Now she drops a new single 'you up?'. A leisurely groove is formed from drums, tender bass notes and soulful guitar strums. Her melodies are R&B-soaked and sultry words drip melancholia as she sings the line, 'We argue all day, you love the hard way'. Sonically, the new single is reminiscent of artists like Lianne La Havas and Noname. 'you up?' is just over one minute of heart-felt food for the soul - listen here. -Ellie Rose-Davies