ROUGH Best Music Of The Week #56

With an impressive collection of singles already under his belt, London-based artist CHKN now returns with his latest head-turning banger ‘Settle Down’. Working in collaboration with singer Rosa and rapper DJ Ironik, the frontman channels the flow of Mike Skinner to deliver a personal and down-to-earth tale of love and loss in the modern world.

Having started learning instruments and performing since the early age of eight, Brazilian singer and songwriter Roberto Kuster has now come of age as he shares his latest sweeping single ‘Shoulder To Cry On’. Inviting us in with his warm and soaring vocal performance, his latest offering looks to swoon and serenade us with its bright and stunning composition.

With a string of influences that range from funk, jazz and hazy psychedelica, Indian-born but Australian-based multi-instrumentalist Darren Hart is now looking to punch himself back onto the scene with his anthemic new release ‘Twenty Something’’. With its pounding production and thunderous guitar hooks, this new jam is the bold and frantic wake-up track we are all looking for.

With a diverse and eclectic musical background, Nomadic artist Sara Kendall aka Llynks now looks to showcase the release of her upcoming debut album with the sensational ‘Slow Burn’. Filled with an ethereal and atmospheric tone, punctured by bold and resonating basslines, her newest single follows in the footsteps of Grimes and FKA twigs with its fresh and vivid sound.

With Sam Brett of Split The Dealer and singer Deva St John having been in a committed relationship for the last nine years, the pair now look to add a more personal touch to their latest single 'XV'. Inspired by a turbulent time in their lives as a couple, this new track starts with subtle guitars and sweeping vocals before exploding into a frenzy of cacophonous drums and euphoric production.