The anticipation around the London based producer’s debut album is gathering pace ahead of its 7th April release.
Emerging London based artist Love Remain has dropped a trailer and announced his first ever London show in support of highly anticipated debut album Still In Awe, out 7th April on SNDWNR.
Love Remain’s album trailer features spellbinding photography, capturing the emotive urban textures of south London, and is soundtracked by punk poet artist Cecil B with his distinctive lyrical style on upcoming single ‘Make No Mistake’. “The Thames starts to look like a freshwater snake, make no mistake” goes the stark vocal as he examines the beauty and mystery of the urban sprawl.
Along with the visual teaser, the enigmatic artist is also announcing a debut London live show in support of the album, hosted by Eat Your Own Ears at Bermondsey Social Club on 26th April.
A thirteen-track release, Still In Awe is a fascinating sonic introduction to one of the most remarkable British electronic artists to emerge in recent years. Kicking things off is ‘Red Flags’, a charming pairing of meditative production and spoken-word vocal samples that immediately sets the tone. Next are previous singles ‘Be With Me’ and the richly emotive UK club sounds of ‘No Tears In The Morning’ (ft GBYG), followed by upcoming single ‘Poetry Of You’, which drops on 23rd February. A poignant album centrerpiece, ‘Poetry Of You’ constructs a shimmering reverb-drenched soundscape with mournful vocals and angular beats.
Two more singles come in the form of ‘Make No Mistake’, another intoxicating spoken-word cut that features Cecil B, and ‘Like Home’, which combines a skippy 2-step beat with pensive percussion and impassioned vocals. Further highlights come in the form of the enchanting, baroque stylings of ‘Personal’, before the hypnotic ‘Alone (Song For Walking at Night)’ and the plaintive ‘Missing U’ cap off the album with an air of calmness and closure.
Love Remain is a new project curated from an appreciation of surroundings, and from being more present, curious and accepting of things for what they are. Whether encompassing voice notes from friends or field recordings in nature to confront themes such as love and loss, Love Remain’s musical works are odes to South London and the people there.
The project has been greeted with affection and high praise from the electronic music community, receiving support from Radio 1’s Sarah Story, Sian Elari, Danny Howard, Jeremiah Asiamah and Charlie Tee. Moments from 2022 were celebrated with regular London Introducing spins from Jess Iszatt and mixes for both BBC Introducing London and Clash Magazine.
A striking debut album, Still In Awe singles out Love Remain as a vital new British production talent – one that Londoners will be able to see live for the first time at Bermondsey Social Club on 26th April.
Debut London show
26th April – Bermondsey Social Club, London
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Still In Awe album tracklist
Red Flags
Be With Me
No Tears In The Morning (ft GBYG)
Poetry Of You
Queens Road Interlude
Make No Mistake (ft Cecil B)
Amsterdam Under Rain
With You, I Can Be Anything
Like Home
Yours, Mine
Personal
Alone (Song For Walking At Night)
Missing U