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SHARES NEW SINGLE ‘USELESS (WITHOUT YOU)’ OUT NOW
Acclaimed British-Sudanese soul sensation Elmiene announces his new mixtape ‘Heat The Streets’, due Sept 5th via Polydor/Def Jam Recordings.
The highly anticipated lead single, ‘Useless (Without You)’ is out now. Teasers for the track racked up over 4.4million views in just a few days, sparking excitement with fans and peers alike – including Kehlani – for its full release.
Comprised of all new material, plus a few skits + interludes, the 12-track mixtape leans into Elmiene’s lifelong love of R&B, an influence that has remained a fixture of his own work. Unafraid of sharing big feelings and making grand romantic gestures, ‘Heat The Streets’ celebrates and embraces the emotional depth of classic R&B: ‘Useless (Without You)’ is a yearning ballad that denies life’s meaning without a lover, while the melodramatic ‘Damage Control’ imagines the eve of a relationship’s demise over an irresistible funk groove. The collection ends with a warm cover of Carole King’s ode to universal love ‘You’ve Got A Friend’.
Elmiene’s recent run of live shows feel like bucket list accolades: he performed at the BET Awards, played alongside D’Angelo at the Roots Picnic, supported Stevie Wonder at BST Hyde Park. His iconic NPR Tiny Desk Concert recently surpassed 1 million viewers, and his interview on The Terrell Show found further reverence for Elmiene’s R&B credentials when he impressed viewers by singing Uncle Sam’s ‘I Don’t Ever Want To See You Again’.
Heat The Streets (Tracklist):
1. Useless (Without You)
2. Sunny*
3. Damage Control
4. More Melodies
5. Miss Hot July
6. Different Too
7. Continue To Continue My Yout
8. Dull Jewellery
9. Days!
10. Give Me A Smile
11. Capable
12. You’ve Got A Friend
ABOUT ELMIENE:
After breaking through in 2023 with his ‘El-Mean’ and ‘Marking My Time’ EPs, the BRIT-nominated musician had a prolific 2024 with two more original EPs ‘Anyway I Can’ and ‘For The Deported’ as well as two live releases ‘Live at RAK Studios’ and ‘Live from 525’ – the latter comprising covers of tracks by Frank Ocean, Prince and Cleo Sol. This year his ‘This Is The Remix’ EP saw his own tracks reimagined by Timbaland, Blxst and IAMNOBODI.
Elmiene has been embraced by a global community of creatives – collaborating with some of the most sought-after names in music including Leon Thomas, ASAP Ferg, Syd, Sampha, Lil Silva, D’Mile, Dahi and Stormzy – and hotly tipped by press and tastemakers with coverage in Dazed, The Guardian, The Face, NME, Teen Vogue, Rolling Stone and Complex. He received a nomination for the BRITs Rising Star Award and the Ivor Novello Rising Star Award, plus he was shortlisted as one of the artist to watch on the BBC Radio 1 Sound of 2024 poll, VEVO, MTV, Pandora Music, BBC 1Xtra and Ticketmaster.
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