I'm going to keep it short and sweet today, as I've only got a few tracks that you must hear.




First up, and arguably most important- "Let The Sun Shine", by Labrinth.




Labrinth, a.k.a. Timothy McKenzie, is the mastermind behind this gloriously beautiful record. He's already got two top ten hits with his work with Pass Out and Frisky rapper, Tinie Tempah, however he's got signed as a solo artist recently himself- Simon Cowell's first recruit that's not from Reality TV in six years. But, don't hold that against him- he's superb, so far.

He's originally a producer, and has created tracks for the likes of Professor Green and Pixie Lott, to name but a few, but he was chosen to work as a vocalist and musician instead. He's already jumped further into the limelight after he, allegedly, chose not to work with ex-Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle, as he'd prefer to work with Cheryl Cole.  But, back to the song...




The song is a pop masterpiece, without the commercial rubbish sound you may think Cowell would promote. His diverse musical influence is apparent and it's visible on the track. Starting off with nice vocals, a quiet yet hollow, later surging synthy sound, slowly building into a slow yet ,eat- it continues along with perfectly suiting lyrics. Overall, its very well crafted. Yeah, it's radio friendly, but you wouldn't be ashamed to have it on your iPod either. It's one of those tracks that is so good, you know there'll be many shite remixes released, when really, there's no need- it's good enough on it's own.




Dub him as a younger Timbaland, but that'd be insulting- Labrinth is far more varied, and if this quality of music stays consistent, he's far more talented. Well, just about. He's far more likeable, that's for sure.







I've great faith in this new artist; a lot of it.




Labrinth - "Let The Sun Shine"



Let The Sun Shine is out September 26th.

www.labrinth.co.uk