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Kyann-Sian Williams

London, United Kingdom

Junior Staff Writer at New Musical Express (NME)

all views and ideas are mine; writing @ NME; Twitter is scary so don’t expect much :)

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Articles

  • Little Simz - ‘Lotus’ review: a raw reckoning from rap’s quiet warrior

    3 weeks ago | nme.com | Kyann-Sian Williams

    Although lotuses symbolise rebirth, Little Simz isn’t being “born again” on her sixth album. Instead, she’s peeling back layers, exposing the bruised psyche of an artist in recovery from emotional betrayal and now finding a way back to herself. After a flawless trilogy with ‘Grey Area’ (2019), ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’ (2021) and ‘No Thank You’ (2022), Simz has become synonymous with refined, thoughtful hip-hop.

  • R&B’s sultry new star Kwn just wants to feel good

    1 month ago | nme.com | Kyann-Sian Williams

    “This is sounding flat,” Kwn says, barely 30 seconds after pressing play on the first track of her highly anticipated second EP, ‘With All Due Respect’. We’ve joined her in her Shoreditch studio – a polished sanctuary she’s never let outsiders into before, where sunlight floods through glass doors onto pale wood floors.

  • R&B’s sultry new star Kwn just wants to feel good | The Cover | NME.com

    1 month ago | flipboard.com | Kyann-Sian Williams

    The charts that show Labour would be in trouble if an election were held nowIt is no secret that, less than a year into Government, Labour has struggled to maintain its dominance in the polls. Forecasts this far out from the …

  • 9lives: the Auckland superproducer behind the chaotic new sound of the internet

    1 month ago | nme.com | Kyann-Sian Williams

    In a tiny Auckland bedroom, 9lives is building soundscapes that feel like a punch to the chest: frenzied, distorted and delightfully unhinged. The 20-year-old producer – real name Maxwell Warren Jardine – has quietly become one of the most exciting underground names in the online rap renaissance with his signature blend of blown-out 808s, eerie melodies and skittish atmospherics.

  • Tyler, The Creator live in London: theatrical flair from a true rap auteur

    1 month ago | nme.com | Kyann-Sian Williams

    Tyler, The Creator hasn’t performed in London for six long years. Back then, the genre-warping ‘Igor’ had just dropped, later landing him a Grammy and cementing his status as rap’s most poignant auteur. Now, a restless sea of teens surge forward, desperate to catch a rare glimpse of the star in action. The lights drop. A sickly green glow seeps through the pleated curtain like a dystopian warning: our favourite creator is moments away.

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One thing that’s never lost on me is how much WizKid and Burna fans ride out for my reviews online. Forever grateful to be a guest in the culture and a fan of the music🥰🫶🏾

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Kyann Sian is one of the few journos doing amazing proper reviews.