U.K. producer bb has established himself in recent months as the man behind the luxurious and jazz-tinged beats for rising rapper Sainté.
Today, however, he strikes out on his own with solo single "Lights." There is a feeling of tension on "Lights," a party tune but one that is more about the anticipation than the release.
Vocalists 9/9 & Jahni are fed into the mix like another part of the instrumental, their voices shifted in pitch and distorted along the way, too.
There's a lightness to the production but also a healthy dose of grit thrown in for good measure. That same rule applies to the "Lights" video, which captures the inner lives of its subject with HD realness.
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