‘I Will’ marks the start of a new phase in the artistic career of Bertie Newman. The tender track isolates the Hackney-based 22-year-old’s voice against an accompaniment of dense, echoing clean guitars and swelling, reverb-heavy textures that transport the listener into his sonic universe. The track “explores the shift of my past preconceptions and associations with particular objects, places and people to how I feel now. I wanted to show the change in my mental state by making an ultimately happy and hopeful song, sound somber, just as I once felt.” Be on the lookout for more beautiful music from this rising artist. -Dan Peeke.