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Ervin Munir Releases “When I Think”
Ervin Munir releases “When I Think” and it is his third album. If you have not been paying attention to what this Norfolk songwriter has been quietly building, consider this your wake up call. Eleven tracks. No filler. No messing about.
Opening track “Lifeline” sets the tone immediately. There is piano work here that does not beg for your attention, it just takes it, and Ervin’s voice sits on top of it like he has been carrying these words around for years waiting for the right moment to let them out. Spoiler: the moment is now.
The record moves brilliantly. “Rainfall Memories” will get under your skin in the best possible way. “I Don’t Care” has a rocky bite to it that feels like a genuine surprise the first time it lands. “One Step Beyond” shifts direction again and somehow it all holds together. This is an album that knows exactly what it is doing even when it sounds like it is throwing the rulebook out.
The title track arrives like the centrepiece it clearly is, accompanied by an animated video that earns its existence rather than just being a box ticked. It is the kind of song that makes you stare out of a window for a while afterwards.
There is a heaviness behind all of this too, and it would feel wrong not to acknowledge it. The album is dedicated to Aeron Z Jones, Ervin’s long-term producer and one of his closest mates, who passed away recently. Aeron shaped the sound across Munir’s previous releases and his fingerprints are all over this one too. That kind of loss does something to a record. It makes it matter more. It makes the whole thing feel like it was written and recorded for keeps.
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Now she’s back with BB ILY, marking the start of a new era. The bilingual single — French and English — is built around one of the most universal human experiences: that special connection that doesn’t need translation. Where EGO invited you to forget your ex on the dancefloor, BB ILY pulls you somewhere more intimate: with sultry beats courtesy of Turana, it’s a dance where gestures, whispers, sighs and the sound of a voice matters more than the words that come out of it… It’s sensual, a little mystical, and entirely her own.
First taste of Naomi Aguilera’s upcoming project Ojalá, due in 2027, it feels effortlessly catchy. This is the kind of track that casts its spell quietly, with interesting and unexpected rhythmic shifts in the verses, and a delicious chorus that lodges itself in your head before you even notice. By the time you do, it’s too late. But you won’t find me complaining about it!
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