Set To Soar: Exploring UK Alt-R&B And Soul 10 artists that will soothe your heart.
The Alternative R&B scene in the UK, when compared to the US, is often (speciously) labelled as embryonic or underdeveloped, lacking a firm infrastructure that would guarantee its longevity: in the constellation of algorithms and playlists, it becomes ever more difficult to sift through regional talent breaking new ground. Theyâre there, however, and you donât have venture beyond our borders to unearth them.
These homegrown artists may have a nucleus that draws from the R&B and soul traditions but they bend and subvert the conventions of genre, reforming it in their own image. Whether itâs ambient R&B, lo-fi and textural, or disco-tinged neo soul drawing from the historic cache of past Greats, today, the cross-pollination of R&B, soul and jazz has never been more dynamic.