TĀLĀ - Alchemy

Call it chemistry, but it’s difficult to imagine most new producers hitching up and successfully managing to merge extreme worlds the way TĀLĀ does. ‘Alchemy’ manages to pack a slick, effect-free vocal line (the first time this Londoner’s put herself upfront), and a chorus that essentially works as a call to arms, a primal chant that’s stepped straight out of another world.

TĀLĀ says her upbringing’s had a big bearing on the music she makes. Her father played instruments the average kid won’t see in a lifetime, while her mum liked to listen to Michael Ball, of all things. ‘Alchemy’ continues a fascinating process where for TĀLĀ, there genuinely doesn’t seem to be a limit. It’s a miracle she finds the stop button, to be honest. Each second showcases something different in a song that backflips its way into eternity - a shape-shifting triumph that couldn’t be made by anyone else.