Jas Shaw and Alev Lenz have teamed up to release ‘A World Beyond’, the second taste of their upcoming debut album. It’s a gentle, lullaby-esque track that exposes both sides of their musical ability, with non-standard melodies and sophisticated, honest lyrics appearing over tender electronics. The end result is a refined sonic landscape that essentially treats the voice as an instrument. On this unique idea, Jaz Shaw says: “Alev is a wonderful singer and writer, but what makes us most compatible is her enthusiasm to have her voice treated similarly to a synth. Things that I would be nervous to send to other singers are pretty routine for her. I hear a very natural, cohesive scene primarily featuring Alev and synths. It feels utterly convincing; the voice seamlessly melds with the synths, and there's no sense of a disjointed collage of two separate elements.” Alev & Jaz’s debut album, Bring Your Friends, is due for release on February 23rd, 2024. -Dan Peeke