With an emotive, beautiful voice providing the central element of this new tune, ‘Novemberism’ is an intimate demonstration of electronic production skill. Oliver Spalding is a 23-year-old UK artist with a songwriting ability to match that of anyone in the mainstream. This track employs retro synth sounds combined with winding arpeggiators, a modern drum pattern and catchy falsetto vocals steeped in influence from Bon Iver. Of his upcoming debut album, he says, “the album focuses on a certain period of time in my life and the things that happened around me. My honesty in songwriting is key.” With his Unfurl EP dropping in 2016, this tune demonstrates the extent of his gradually building artistic skill. - Dan Peeke