Elmiene: It's all types of soulful uplifting courtesy of the 'Live at RAK Studios' album

Need the best album to get your week to the finish line? Lean on what crooner Elmiene is delivering these days courtesy of the newly released Live at RAK Studios album.

Elmiene’s ‘Live at RAK Studios’ album is here for your grind

While the project is less than 20 minutes, each tune hits right-right and delivers all the perfect sounds to get you into the right state of mind.

UK-based artist Elmiene rings in the new year with the release of his live performance EP, Live at RAK Studios, via Polydor/Def Jam Recordings. The body of work provides a stripped-down and intimate perspective to his critically acclaimed EP Marking My Time. Alongside the EP, the artist shares live performance visuals to accompany each track.

Recently dubbed as one of Spotify's R&B Rising 2024 Artists to Watch, the live performance EP includes four tracks from his 2023 EP, Marking My Time, which included collaborations with Jamie Woon and James Vincent McMorrow on the title track, Syd (The Internet) and Lil Silva on "Mad At Fire," and Sampha on "Mama." The performance project is a testament to his emotive voice and sheer talent as the British artist continues to build on his signature sound that "glazes over you like a sunny autumn afternoon," as noted by Ebony. The performance EP follows his effortless freestyle and performance of "Someday" which debuted on On The Radar last Friday.

Despite having released only a handful of songs, the 21-year-old, Elmiene has already made waves in the music scene. The allure of his live sets is clear from his COLORS appearance, where he played an unplugged version of fan favorite "Endless No Mores." The platform likened his blend of soothing vocals and poetic songwriting with “the magic of D’Angelo mixed with Sampha.” His 2021 track "Golden" went viral after Benji B handpicked it to soundtrack Virgil Abloh’s final Louis Vuitton show. He was invited again by Benji to perform alongside Robert Glasper and Yasiin Bey for Louis Vuitton in Paris, Elmiene's first live show ever. Since then, he has appeared on critically acclaimed albums by Stormzy and Lil Silva, performed at Glastonbury, made his TV debut on Later… With Jools Holland, and sold out four headline shows in London all before officially closing the books for 2023 with his North American tour which included stops in Toronto, New York City, and Los Angeles. With inclusion in five Artists-to-Watch Lists (Spotify Artist To Watch 2024, BBC Sound of 2024, VEVO Artist To Watch 2024, Pandora R&B Artists to Watch 2024, Montreux Jazz Festival Artist to Watch 2024) the year ahead seems more than promising for Elmiene.