Name: Forgive You / Come Closer
Brand: Mali Hayes

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

BOTW003

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Colour

black

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Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-08-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Kudos

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

1 / 7" / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Mali Hayes

Genre GB

R&B / Neo-Soul

Label GB

Band On The Wall

Mali Hayes has been simmering to the surface for a while now. Emerging from a Manchester jazz community that's enjoying its own renaissance away from the much-reported on London scene, the vocalist and songwriter's bittersweet neo-soul sound is trans-Atlantic – think initial progenitors such as Erkyah Badu, D'Angelo and Jill Scott – but is rooted in Manchester's mixed communities and the different walks of life she encounters.

Forgive You / Come Closer – owes itself to Gilles Peterson and Brownswood Music's Future Bubblers programme, when Hayes met producers Cult Architect and Medikul while part of the mentorship scheme. Airplay from Gemma Bradley, Victoria Jane &amp; Mo Ayoub on Radio 1, Jamz Supernova &amp; Gilles Peterson on BBC Radio 6, Victoria Jane on BBC Introducing, Jamz Supernova on Selector Radio. Features in Clash Magazines <i>Next Wave</i> playlist and Spotify's <i>Rhythm &amp; Groove by DJ Taro</i> playlist.

The two tracks come out as part of a new series of 7" releases from Manchester institution Band on the Wall and their new label Band on the Wall Recordings. Based out of the iconic music venue, charity and cultural hub, the label builds on a successful compilation released to raise funds during the Covid-19 pandemic

Forgive You / Come Closer

Music GB