Here at TMR, we love pretty much everything VC Pines has ever released. ‘Be Honest’ is a fantastic new single from the artist, which has dropped alongside news of an upcoming UK tour. Funk, jazz, and soul are all perfectly wrapped up together throughout the track’s tight verses, but it’s the power of that chorus that has really caught our attention. Not only is VC Pines’ voice at the top of its game, but the horn countermelodies are perfectly placed and beautifully complementary. “I'd definitely been burning the candle at both ends when this song formed, so I think it's a small yelp for help but at the same time, encompasses the nervousness of the youth of this country,” he says. -Dan Peeke