Posted by English artist PM Warson has been the name on vintage soul connoisseurs lips for a while now.
A handful of singles have allowed the songwriter to sketch out his identity, giving that late 50s and early 60s sound a modern twist.
Music for dancers, chancers, and romancers, we’re hearing elements of Ray Charles and Sam Cooke, while he’s worth slotting alongside the modern-day Colemine school, too.
A full album – recorded live in East London – is on the way through Légère Recordings, with PM Warson now teasing a new single.
‘(Don’t) Hold Me Down’ is dominated by that whiplash guitar line, while the purring vocal is offset by some neat girl group harmonies.
The single comes equipped with a video short by Jodie Canwell, who neatly tied down PM Warson’s retro-modernist aesthetic.
Opening in Soho, we visit Chinatown and Wardour Street, before finding the singer stood out the historic, ultra-cool Soho Italia coffee shop.
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