One of the most explosive new talents to emerge from the UK of late, South London-based singer Jodie Abacus arrived this year like a gust of fresh air with debut track ‘I’ll Be That Friend’. With an innate knack for marrying classic RnB and funk within a modern context, Jodie is the latest artist to usher in a new wave of “future soul” that has seen him earn comparisons to artists such as Thundercat, Jamie Woon and The Internet.
With only a handful of tracks out so far but already winning widespread critical and blog support as well as BBC Radio 1’s illustrious ‘Best of British Record of the Week’, Jodie has the potential of becoming not just another hotly-tipped artist for 2016, but one who can twist and influence the year’s entire spectrum of sound.