Similarly, “In Your Clouds” was uploaded to MNEK’s Soundcloud page in September of 2014. “Every Little Word”, “Wrote A Song About You” and “The Rhythm” all made their BBC Radio 1 months ago, debuting in the playlist with ease. The “(2015)” in the title of this review is a misnomer, if anything, since the majority of these tracks have been releases. For someone with that kind of chart pedigree, it’s astounding that MNEK hasn’t quite yet attained the solo success that songwriters of his calibre should be able to gain. Similarly, MNEK co-wrote the song “Gecko (Overdrive)” with producer Oliver Heldens, which ended up debuting at #1 on both charts in June of the same year. In January of 2014, Gorgon City’s “Ready For Your Love” featuring MNEK on vocals, went to #4 and #2 respectively on the UK singles and dance charts.

Collaborations with artists such as Gorgon City, Rudimental and Madonna have seen his profile increase quite significantly in recent years. MNEK built his name as a songwriter for British pop artists, while also doing making his name as a producer on the side. Thankfully, today’s artist MNEK seems to be cut from a slightly different cloth than your average Pitchfork darling who messed around with AutoTune and was hailed a genius. I mean, could you ever have imagined someone like Drake becoming a major worldwide success ten years ago? In the post 808s & Heartbreak world, there’s been a glut of depressingly MOR “Alternative R&B” singers dominating critic’s year-end lists and tastemakers websites with aplomb, and hipsters around the world could not be happier. R&B’s gone through a lot in the past few years.

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