Singapore r&b trio brb. has released their debut album relationsh*t via indie label Umami Records. Featuring two previously unreleased tracks, ‘do me right’ and ‘better’, and with two singles ‘cool with it’ and ‘talking to myself’ already passing a million streams on Spotify, the EP encapsulates the evocative reflections and textures of a prolific young band rapidly establishing themselves in the r&b scene.
relationsh*t showcases the trio’s thriving repertoire of songs about the highs and heartbreaks of romance, unravelling the ambiguous and timeless motif of love into its progression from thrilling ambivalence to inevitable submission and/or extinction. The release highlights include ‘do me right’ and ‘better’, two new tracks that uphold and surpass the band’s platinum standard. The band in particular picks out ‘do me right’, as “a snapshot of the distinctive pain of the discovery process of a partner’s unfaithfulness, one that is its own kind and can never be derived from anything else”. The tracks echo brb.’s distinct brand of funk-pop electronica, distilling different musical varieties into their very own uniquely refined embodiment of R&B that has bewitched young fans everywhere since their debut just over a year ago.
The result is intoxicating. Infectiously groovy and shamelessly relatable, listeners will be inclined to abuse that replay button, inevitably turning to the poignant lyricism for a virtual friend each time they bid romance adieu again.
‘relationsh*t’ is available everywhere at this link: https://ffm.to/relationshit
Stay tuned for more from brb.. Content for this release can be found in this digital press kit.
Tracklist
- talking to myself
- do me right
- can’t tell
- whoops
- better
- cool with it
- undone
About brb.
brb. are an R&B trio consisting of Clarence Liew, Auzaie Zie and Marc Lian. The group came about because of their mutual love for R&B, hip-hop and soul. What started as a “let’s do it for fun” project quickly turned into a legitimate music group after a couple of songwriting sessions, it became clear their creative intentions were aligned. The songs and visuals that accompany are designed to instill a melancholic vibe – this deliberate attempt to capture a certain feeling and mood in the art is what matters most.
About UMAMI RECORDS
Umami Records is a Singapore-based indie record label founded in 2013. Much like the “5th taste” reputation of its namesake, the label strongly believes in discovering new, interesting sounds that run underground and away from the mainstream. The label’s tight-knit, curated roster thus far has included releases from Linying (Spotify Spotlight 2016), The Steve McQueens, brb., Evanturetime (Spotify Early Noise 2017), CampFire, Martin Baltser (DK), Phoria (UK), Oriental Cravings (AUS), and more.
