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Not Waving, but Drowning
Hip-Hop · 2019 · 15 tracks · 48m

Not Waving, but Drowning

A warm, jazz-inflected embrace of domesticity and heritage. Intimate South London storytelling that feels like a long conversation over a home-cooked meal.

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It's like a warm hug from a friend who really listens and also happens to be a great cook.

A gentle, nurturing vulnerability that finds profound beauty in everyday domestic life.

Not Waving, but Drowning · vs · Loyle Carner
Sunday Morning+1.4σ

Sunday Morning saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 48m
01
Dear Jean
1:43
02
Angel
4:43
03
Ice Water
3:29
04
Ottolenghi
3:18
05
You Don't Know
4:10
06
Still
3:34
07
It’s Coming Home?
0:37
08
Desoleil (Brilliant Corners)
3:40
09
Loose Ends
4:16
10
Not Waving, But Drowning
1:04
11
Krispy
3:41
12
Sail Away Freestyle
4:17
13
Looking Back
2:58
14
Carluccio
3:12
15
Dear Ben
3:30
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the opening letter to the soulful, sun-drenched groove of Angel.
The way the beat on Ottolenghi feels like a gentle train rhythm under the melancholic piano loop.
The emotional weight of the closing track where his mother reads a poem back to him.
The sparse, heartbreaking honesty of Krispy where the drums feel secondary to the narrative.
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