Ghostpoet is British singer and producer Obaro Ejimiwe. He came to critics' attention with the release of his first single Cash & Carry Me Home in 2011. His debut album Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, narrowly losing out to PJ Harvey. The rest of that year saw him support Metronomy and Jamie Woon on their tours, as well as performing at Glastonbury festival, Sonar, Latitude, Secret Garden Party and Bestival.


Ghospoet has followed his Mercury nominated debut album, with Some Say I So I Say Light. He now pushes even further in all directions, mixing the abstract and the concrete with uncanny skill. Industrial beats, sonorous piano lines and hyper-detailed ornamentation provide a backdrop for an artist who sounds ever more like a man old before his time.


One of the key upbeat tracks is Cold Win, described as "almost a flagpole or mast for the record". On Dial Tones you will recognize the wonderfully guarded and delicate vocals of Lucy Rose. The lyrics that come through on Some Say I So I Say Light are as rooted in everyday life as ever, Ghostpoet is never less than completely identifiable. It's an album that positions him in the tradition of modern British auteurs as interested in pushing the boundaries sonically as expressing cathartic feelings. Immediately captivating and uniquely honest - the musings of Ghostpoet truly come to life when he performs live.


'Not since Massive Attack's Blue Lines has a heavy heart and urban dread been so absorbing' - Q