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Photo by Shervin Lainez Uwade is a Nigerian-born, North Carolina-raised artist who has opened and recorded with Fleet Foxes among others. Her debut album is set to be released in April, and she recently released a new single from it. "(I Wonder) What We're Made Of" is one of those songs that doesn't fit neatly into a single box... or even a few boxes. The song starts off as a laid back soul and R&B song, just with a more modern or alt- twist. As it goes on you start to notice some folk and possibly even country elements, along with a guitar that combines Americana and indie rock. The last few years have seen more and more of a trend of strict genres breaking down and melting into new sounds and art, and Uwade is a shining example of that. Uwade says of her latest single: "Romantic love gets a lot of attention so when I was workshopping the project that would turn into ‘I Wonder,’ I wanted it to take on a different shade. It was about affection, gratitude, and...

Photo by Shervin Lainez Uwade was born in Nigeria and raised in North Carolina. She grew up listening to hymnal choral music and Nigerian Highlife, and later studying Classics at Columbia and Oxford. Her debut single, "Call it a Draw," is an enchanting mixture of alt- and indie pop mixed with folk and soul. It has all the charm of an intimate bedroom recording but with full production. This is one of the most engaging singles we've brought you so far this year, and is one of the better chilled out dance songs you've heard in a while. Even if you typically bristle at any genre of pop music, you're going to find a lot to enjoy with "Call It a Draw." This is a great one. Uwade says of her new single: “Over the past few years I’ve been trying to experiment with my songwriting process a bit more, and this song is one of the fruits of that exploration. ‘Call It A Draw’ started with a drum loop, a chord progression, and a feeling of restlessness. The creation p...