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KAI KWASI SMS

South-East Londoner Kai Kwasi has dropped his impressive new single, ‘sms’, just a few weeks after his debut unt. It’s an atmospheric track centred on his delicate, melodic voice and clean guitars that are soon joined by a drum pattern almost impossible not to nod along to. If the track wasn’t already filled with enough of a good vibe, a saxophone wanders into the texture for an ethereal solo. On the video, Kai explains: “The visual for 'sms' picks up where my last track & video 'unt' left off. Keeping the same people on board, we just tried to have fun shooting again. We managed to pull the whole thing together in between lockdowns and I think we ended up with something really beautiful.” Be sure to look out for more from this promising artist over the course of 2021. -Dan Peeke

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