Blog: Beats Per Minute

Singer/producer Kwes. (note the period) is British, though you won't need me to tell you that after hearing him sing for even a few moments. His accent shines through his dulcet vocals, giving them a charming, plaintive quality that belies his young age (24). His brief yet satisfying Meantime EP open with "Klee," an instrumental nuber of floating keyboard pads and faded chimes; its placement at the start of this record signals an attention to unique details often absent in this sort of bedroom R&B. Second track "Bashful" is a decidedly more pop-oriented affair. [...]