Lola Young ⭐️

While ballads are undoubtedly her thing, there's a distinctly London edge to Lola's music, bolstered by her love of old hip hop and UK rap. She's not averse to a crossover, too: she collaborated with Arrdee on his "Who Woulda Thought" track, and has brought that inner-city edge to the new project which has "a house party feel," she says. "Money Won't Wake," a track written about a "super rich kid" who spends their money in the wrong way, "crushing pills on leather seats" has a broken, head-nodding hip hop beat. With its hazy, stumbling feel and Mike Skinner-style syntax, "Stream of Consciousness" does exactly what the title suggests: it's a direct look into Lola's headspace. At one point, she argues with herself in her head: "This isn't a stream of consciousness, this is more like a big fat fucking no-one asked!"

Lola Young's latest single Conceited is out now!