London-based old skool soul man Gareth Donkin recently dropped his cool new album “Extraordinary”, as the follow-to his acclaimed 2023 debut long player “Welcome Home”.
Fresh from the feature on De La Soul’s “Cabin in the Sky” LP last year, 26-year-old Donkin delivers some super fine soul, r&b, funk and disco on his second album.
Gareth began working on “Extraordinary” around the same time as previous EP, 2024’s “Suite Escape”. He was only 19 when he started to craft his debut album.
For “Extraordinary”, Gareth assembled a decent roster of pals to collaborate on the project including Kiefer, UHMEER, Esme, Shaan, Ramaprasad (Teddy Swims), and Disclosure’s Howard Lawrence.
Featuring the singles “Out Here”, “Never Gonna Break Your Heart”, “Running Away” and the title cut, the songs on this record crystallise Gareth’s mantra of “taking ownership of your life, embracing new experiences and adventure”. It is released via the label “drink sum wtr” and out now.
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