News Dornik

: Dornik Leigh
Based: London
Listen: soundcloud.com/dornik
Similar to: Frank Ocean

What in lord’s name is that? A harsh, croaking noise commences the first split-second of ‘Something About You’. It’s like a creaking door, only instead of making you want to claw your eyes out, it sounds like something sent from above. It’d be no surprise, in fact, to find out that Dornik’s music was produced in some private health club, members open to angels and sun-gods only.

Religious connotations crop up in ‘Something About You’. The production gives Dornik Leigh’s debut superhuman powers. ‘I’m just hoping you feel the way that I do’ runs the lusted-up mantra, but how on earth could anybody meet Dornik halfway when he’s on this kind of wavelength?

Experience in Jessie Ware’s live band has evidently given Leigh an added exposure to his sensual side. Like a plate stacked with mojitos being placed poolside on a sunny resort, it’s the ultimate in otherworldly pleasures, enough to get you more than a touch carried away.