Welsh-born, London-based artist Otto Aday has dropped ‘Hearts’, the second preview of his upcoming debut LP, Persona. His music manages to avoid being pigeon-holed by genre and era, and can find itself engaging with influence from an impressively wide range of artists. The track develops slowly via a dramatic crescendo punctuated by his emotive voice and a climactic, bluesy guitar solo. “If you hold onto your dreams, they won't break your heart," Otto says. "If you live inside of those dreams, you don't hurt yourself. You can nurture your dreams and follow them wholeheartedly - whether it be in a relationship or a career. If you fall out of love with the chase and the journey, you'll break your own heart.” Check out the Persona LP when it drops on October 6th, 2023. -Dan Peeke.