Sola - Mami Wata EP

~ new monthly playlist!! October 2020 ~

recently started up monthly playlists here... added to regularly, a mix of new tracks from my favourite artists and exciting new discoveries, mostly made via submissions to my music blog (http://www.coolmusicandthings.co.uk/) - a chance to share things that I enjoy but might not get round to writing a post about :)

for something a bit more heavily curated, check out the blog's main 2020 Spotify playlist which I update weekly: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3cUmjDhCtwBrilcJMCb4vq?si=oKSawPpcR1KLjrPLrW6jiw

acoustic/folk/chilled playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/47kVuG60PJokywkb74tBob?si=-sTHeYorTqWvFGqCmPvMZA

enjoy!

cool music and things: October 2020

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Your Morning Coffee 🌞☕️ - Part 1

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Laminated Denim

The Land Before Timeland

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Perdida (prod. Boss Nass)

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Sunrise

Tough Pill

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“Endlessly beautiful…twisted neo-soul.” CLASH
“Sola carries the torch for the golden, experimental era of ’90s R&B.” Schön! Magazine
“An exciting new act coming out of the London scene.” Okay Africa

‘White Space’ is the new single from south-London based producer and vocalist Sola out now on Jamz Supernova’s label Future Bounce.

Following on from previous single ‘Oh My Love’ and ‘Mami Wata’, ‘White Space’ was inspired after Sola observed the role of female characters in Nollywood movies, whilst the piano melody was inspired by Bill Evans. Speaking on the release, Sola said: “I wrote this song after binging Nollywood movies. The female protagonists are often quite psycho and go through extreme lengths to punish their unfaithful lovers. They usually end up poisoning them dead (I don’t reach that level of crazy in the song but I’m embracing the chaotic energy haha). The “space between” vocal sample comes from another song I wrote and ended up fusing together with this song.”

Sola’s unique vocal delivery takes inspiration from the likes of Sade and Nina Simone with production drenched with r&b flavours reminiscent of Timbaland or Pharrell. It’s this unique blend that makes Sola such an exciting prospect, both producing and providing vocals for the music she creates. Having played classical piano since the age of 6, it wasn’t until she discovered the raw and unfiltered vocals of Nina Simone several years later that she grew the confidence to accept her own voice and start singing. After a four-year stint at the prestigious New York University, Sola started producing her own music. It was a time she found herself obsessed with Portishead, Massive Attack, and Burial, loving their darker, cinematic qualities and their ability to blur genres. It’s these influences that you can hear in her debut EP ‘Wealth Has Come’, which she affectionately titles ‘warped soul’.

With the Mami Wata EP confirmed for 2nd October, if the singles so far are anything to go by, Sola is definitely a one-to-watch.

White Space

Sola - White Space

Following on from previous single ‘Oh My Love’, ‘Mami Wata’ sonically takes inspiration from Timbaland production and lyrically is about the divine power of a woman’s sensuality. Speaking on the release, Sola said: “There is a strength within feminine sexuality that women are often forced to downplay because it has been seen as a threat to men throughout history. I wanted to explore this through channelling the spirit of ‘Mami Wata’. ‘Mami Wata’ is an enchanting water spirit celebrated in the African diaspora and is similar to the western idea of a mermaid. She brings good fortune and wealth, but is often seen as deadly and dangerous to men because of her seductive prowess.”

Sola’s unique vocal delivery taking inspiration from the likes of Sade and Nina Simone with production drenched with r&b flavours reminiscent of Timbaland or Pharrell. It’s this unique blend that makes Sola such an exciting prospect, both producing and providing vocals for the music she creates. Having played classical piano since the age of 6, it wasn’t until she discovered the raw and unfiltered vocals of Nina Simone several years later that she grew the confidence to accept her own voice and start singing. After a four- year stint at the prestigious New York University, Sola started producing her own music. It was a time she found herself obsessed with Portishead, Massive Attack, and Burial, loving their darker, cinematic qualities and their ability to blur genres. It’s these influences that you can hear in her debut EP ‘Wealth Has Come’, which she affectionately titles ‘warped soul’.

With a new EP confirmed for later this year, if ‘Oh My Love’ and ‘Mami Wata’ are anything to go by, SOLA is definitely a one-to-watch.

Sola - Mami Wata

Oh My Love’ is the stunning new single from south-London based producer and vocalist
SOLA out now on Jamz Supernova’s label Future Bounce.

Drawing from a broad palette of influences, including electronica, jazz, soul and r&b, ‘Oh My Love’ is an exciting return for SOLA who released her debut EP ‘Wealth Has Come’ a few years ago. Accompanied by a self-made 90’s inspired video created in her living room during lockdown, ‘Oh My Love’ plays homage to SOLA’s favourite artists - the pigtails nodding to Lisa ‘Left-Eye’ Lopez, the close-up sunglasses shot in reference to Aaliyah’s 'We Need A Resolution’ and the tie-dye looks in reference to Lady Miss Kier from Dee-Lite.

‘Oh My Love’ lyrically tackles the notion of being stuck in a toxic relationship, whilst SOLA’s unique vocal delivery taking inspiration from the likes of Sade and Nina Simone with production drenched with r&b flavoured production reminiscent of Timbaland or Pharrell. It’s this unique blend that makes Sola such an exciting prospect, both producing and providing vocals for the music she creates.

Having played classical piano since the age of 6, it wasn’t until she discovered the raw and unfiltered vocals of Nina Simone several years later that she grew the confidence to accept her own voice and start singing. After a four-year stint at the prestigious New York
University, SOLA started producing her own music. It was a time she found herself obsessed with Portishead, Massive Attack, and Burial, loving their darker, cinematic qualities and their ability to blur genres. It’s these influences that you can hear in her debut EP ‘Wealth Has Come’, which she affectionately titles ‘warped soul’. With an EP confirmed for later this year, if ‘Oh My Love’ is anything to go by, SOLA is definitely a one-to-watch.

Sola - Oh My Love

Weird Fishes

Rose Rouge

Guilty Conscience

Guilty Conscience (Tame Impala Remix)

Please Don't Make Me Cry (Jordan Rakei Remix)

Not Nice

Not Nice (feat. Kojey Radical & Laudable)

Hurt

This single is inspired by the excitement and hope you feel when you meet that perfect person. It can be easy to lose your head when you finally come face to face with the love of your life but all you have to do is trust the process and everything that is meant to be will be. I wrote this song in the height of lockdown when I had been apart from my partner for 2 months and was inspired to recount how I felt a multitude of emotions from moment we first met.

Trust the Process

DEMOTAPE/VEGA

CRUSHED VELVET

The 1

I Should Be On A Train EP

Good Man

Rise

Whoosh

BLM (feat. Abra Cadabra)

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Dark Glasses

Mirrors

Gore

Dans la hess

On My Sleeve

On My Sleeve (feat. Kaash Paige)

24/48

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THE WORD (feat. Kojey Radical & Dani Sofiya)

Block Boy

Revolution

OG lullaby

After 6

Shoot

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Sola - White Space

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