Although NAO took a hiatus of releasing music ever since she unveiled her mesmerising third studio album “And Then Life Was Beautiful” almost two years ago, she has been anything but inactive - from being nominated for a MOBO Award (Best R&B/Soul) to collaborating with Stormzy for his latest album and performing at Coachella with Mura Masa. Now, she finally returns with a brand-new track, ‘Balance’, which might just have...
While her previous project propelled the singer-songwriter into a new stratosphere with its cosmic, coming-of-age themes, the songstress is now entering a brand new chapter with ‘And Then Life Was Beautiful’ - where ‘Saturn’ untangled the knots of late twenties soul-searching, ‘And Then Life Was Beautiful’ goes a step further by setting out a clarified sense of purpose. Now a mother of a young daughter, NAO is more confident in...
‘In The Morning’represents a down-tempo wavy track with Nao’s delicate and ferocious vocals. It’s the kind of ferocity that sits back and then creeps into your head as the song goes on. Truly powerful stuff. (The 5 to 9 Life)
NAO’s debut album “For All We Know” was released on 29thJuly and is set to be one of the defining records of 2016.
“We’ve gone for it this time,” Nao told BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac right after the premiere of “Girlfriend.” Indeed, the essence of the London singer-songwriter’s appeal—a spacey, smoldering update on ’90s R&B, and a voice that’s high and fluttery and commanding—has generally been intact since she debuted with 2014’s So Good EP. Since then, she has made the right moves to refine that fundamental allure, touring with Little...
NAO’s debut album “For All We Know” was releases on 29th July and is set to be one of the defining records of 2016.
Her emergence as one of the most adored new singers of the year has been as fluid and elegant as one of her vocal phrases. Now she has delivered her highly anticipated debut “For All We Know”, a transcendent set of 18 songs. Woozy, spacey funk,...
New London based R&B singer Nao is having a real great year, she’s released the wonderful “February 15” EP and worked with the likes of Mura Masa and Disclosure, appearing on the their latest album “Caracal”. She’s now back to working on her own tracks, revealing "Bad Blood" with Annie Mac as her "Hottest Record" on BBC Radio 1. It’s the first single taken from her debut album which is...
