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Uplift in the Rain carries the spirit of resilience—an R&B slow-burn that turns sorrow into a quiet anthem of endurance. The track opens with a husky, low vocal that feels weary but alive, like the sound of someone singing through the weight of memory. As the song unfolds, the delivery grows brighter, not in spectacle but in conviction, as though each note steps closer to freedom. The production is warm and analog, with a subtle groove that mirrors the rhythm of rain against glass: steady, reflective, grounding. It’s a song about finding light without waiting for the storm to end, about learning that strength isn’t the absence of pain but the ability to carry it forward. Uplift in the Rain feels at once melancholic and hopeful, a soul-blues confession that blooms into quiet strength.

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After featuring on their 2020 album ‘We All Move Together’, Idris Elba teams up with Inner City once more to release Defected debut ‘No More Looking Back’. Making for a formidable pairing, the London born-and-bred DJ and actor has forged a rich studio relationship with the legendary Detroit group, fronted by techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson with his son, Dantiez, as well as the latest addition to the group vocalist Steffanie Christi’an. With a chugging bassline, expressive piano chords and soaring pads, Christi’an’s velvety vocal brims with soul and emotion. Teased on Idris’ Defected Virtual Festival set which has been viewed over 1 million times, this sought-after cut has an unwavering groove that is begging to be heard on the dancefloor.

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