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When I Wake Up
R&B / Soul · 2019 · 13 tracks · 54m

When I Wake Up

Gritty, rain-slicked soul that pairs a signature nasal rasp with acoustic folk textures and heavy hip-hop rhythms. A deeply personal map of a modern city night.

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It's like if a folk singer grew up on hip-hop and spent a lot of time walking through London in the rain.

A weary but resilient urban soul that feels like a long conversation in a quiet corner of a busy city.

When I Wake Up · vs · Maverick Sabre
Social Commentary+1.4σ

The writing leans notably further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 54m
01
Preach
4:46
02
Drifting
3:53
03
Into Nirvana
4:02
04
Guns in the Distance
4:06
05
Don’t Talk About It
3:18
06
Slow Down
3:31
07
Her Grace
3:31
08
Weakness
3:36
09
A Mile Away
2:54
10
Big Smoke
6:16
11
Into Hope
3:35
12
War
5:03
13
Glory
5:57
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the sparse acoustic opening of Preach into its heavy, gospel-inflected rhythmic core
The way the bassline in Big Smoke anchors the six-minute sprawl as it builds into an atmospheric urban epic
The vulnerable vocal interplay on Her Grace where the rasp softens into a tender, protective plea
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