Brixton-Born Loie is firmly in her own R&B lane with an irresistible and glistening sound. With a mixture of carefully-crafted melodies and effortless guitar work, her music is instantly impactful and pays homage to greats such as Jill Scott, Nina Simone and Eva Cassidy. Her music fully represents her, with her latest track ‘Perfect’ acting as a testament to her individuality, with nods towards her mixed heritage coming to the fore in the sampling of Tobago wildlife in the single’s introduction.
More and more tracks fill up streaming services each day, meaning that cutting through can be hard. However, ‘Perfect’ is a track that glimmers and shines and is a track that will make you sit up and take note. A simple drum beat and chorus soaked guitars provide the perfect canvas for her vocal lines. Her voice is the signature feature in her sound, powerful, irresistible but softly-penned and comes wrapped up in melancholy sadness.
Discussing the track, Loie explains:
“’Perfect’ is the first song from the EP. It is my most acoustic and stripped back track but still has a bouncy R&B essence which listeners will recognise.
It begins with samples of the birds and wildlife of Tobago which I recorded during my stay with family this summer. I wanted to capture the magical wonder of the island to paint this love-story. To me, it feels like a warm caress or a gentle kiss and shows me at my most playful and carefree state.”Having already been supported by Fresh Finds UK and IE and Ditto’s Patterned playlist, she’s accumulated over 150,000 streams on Spotify alone for her singles ‘That’s My Girl’, ‘Take You There’ and ‘Hide My Feels’. With a knack for penning singles with pin-point precision, 2022 looks promising – especially with a debut EP on the horizon.
