“Wesley Joseph’s genre-blending music has undeniable soul and he is an essential rising artist”- Pigeons & Planes
“Sonically somewhere between Andre 3000 and Jai Paul… Wesley Joseph makes the kind of airy, electro-soul that feels featherlight” – GQ
“Wesley Joseph is destined to flourish” – Loud & Quiet, GLOW review – 9/10
With the release of his highly anticipated new project ‘GLOW’ just days away, multi-faceted artist and director Wesley Joseph returns with ‘SUGAR DIVE’ feat. DEAN. This latest single follows the release of ‘HIATUS’ – alongside its accompanying COLORS show – and previous tracks ‘MONSOON’, (masterfully produced in collaboration with A.K Paul) and ‘COLD SUMMER’, which also feature on ‘GLOW’.
‘SUGAR DIVE’ pairs ethereal Curtis Mayfield-esque soul with a garage beat and bathes it all in a haunting echo. South Korean alternative-R&B polymath DEAN (Anderson .Paak, Syd) provides a welcomed vocal contribution, with slinky beats and radiant chords flowing beneath Wesley Joseph and DEAN’s sonorous lyrics. Joseph’s delicate falsetto provides a refreshing variation to the expansive and soulful sound palette of ‘SUGAR DIVE’. The low-slung bass wanders rhythmically, a deep and earthy contrast to the snappy nature of the single’s percussive drums and light, airy atmosphere. The latest track arrives with an artfully directed music video by Wesley Joseph, with additional animation via Jack Zhang.
“I wrote ‘Sugar Dive’ with Leon Vynehall and Harvey Dweller in London last summer. We wanted to make something that felt like the warmth of the season – and had a sense of romance and nostalgia to it. I kept the second verse free after we finished the production and shared it with my friend DEAN, who is an amazing South Korean artist. He was feeling it and the rest came together really easily.” – Wesley Joseph
2021 saw Joseph release his debut project ‘ULTRAMARINE’ to critical acclaim, earning accolades across the music and fashion worlds, including the likes of The FADER, GQ, i-D, Pigeons & Planes, Vogue and more. 2022 was another standout year; Joseph was named in Vevo’s Artists To Watch 2023, nominated for an AIM award nomination and was featured on Loyle Carner’s lauded new album “hugo”. Joseph shows no sign of slowing down this year, starring in Apple Music’s ‘Ones To Watch 2023’ list, Amazon Music’s 2023 Breakthrough Artists to Watch UK, DIY Magazine’s Class of 23’, i Newspaper’s Stars For 2023 and a BBC Radio 1 Future Artist Of The Month inclusion.
‘GLOW’ TRACKLIST
- GLOW
- MONSOON
- SUGAR DIVE feat. DEAN
- I JUST KNOW HIGHS
- COLD SUMMER
- 25
- HIATUS
- LIGHT LIGHT
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