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When Vince Staples needed a voice to light up his Ramona Park Broke My Heart song "When Sparks Fly" he turned to Lyves, the London-based R&B singer whose soulful vocals exist on a beautiful ambient wavelength. Staples sampled her 2016 track "No Love" on his street love song, written from the perspective of a gun shortly after it is obtained by police. For a while it seemed like going back in time was the only way we'd hear from Lyves as she took two and a half years out.

Joan As Police Woman has announced a run of headline shows in 2022 across Australia and New Zealand.The artist – aka Joan Wasser – dropped her latest album, ‘The Solution Is Restless’ last Friday (November 5), a collaborative effort featuring The Invisible‘s Dave Okumu and drummer Tony Allen prior to his passing.On Allen, Wasser talked of their meeting in a press release. “Damon Albarn introduced me to Afrobeat legend, Tony Allen, at the Africa Express event ‘The Circus’ in London in 2019.“Tony and I played Nina Simone‘s ‘I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free’ and made a pact to record together in the future.

The Invisible‘s Dave Okumu and legendary drummer Tony Allen, shortly before his death in April of last year.‘Geometry of You’ is the second song to be lifted from a forthcoming collaborative record from the trio, ‘The Solution Is Restless’, which is set to arrive on November 5 via PIAS.“‘Geometry of You’ is a song about the intersection of math and sensuality. It’s what Tony Allen did every time he sat down to play,” Wasser explained in an accompanying statement.“It’s about the quantum aspects of life – there is no one way of doing anything – paradox is everywhere.

Tony Allen and The Invisible’s Dave Okumu.‘The Solution is Restless’ is the ninth studio album by Wasser under her long-running project. It is also one of the final studio recordings of Allen, who died in April 2020.Born out of a night-long improvisation session in a Parisian studio, ‘The Solution is Restless’ will be released on November 5 via PIAS Recordings.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A MERCURY Prize nominee gave a special guest lecture to music students studying at New College Lanarkshire.Musician Dave Okumu spoke with pupils about working with world-renowned artists such as Grace Jones, Jessie Ware, Arlo Parks and Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien.Dave, who was nominated for a Mercury Prize as part of the critically acclaimed band The Invisible in 2009, recalled his time as a student in Scotland and working on as-yet unreleased material with Adele.During the guest lecture he was asked questions about his early career, his proudest achievements, his current projects, and the changing way that music is consumed.He told the students: “It’s