Tom Misch
“Apparently, I have a sound , and people can hear it,” Tom Misch claims modestly. For someone with a cohesive and sprawling body of mellow beats behind him, he seems mildly bewildered that this is the case. “I try so many genres that it’s hard sometimes to pinpoint. I guess my sound is uplifting, soulful, funky — and happy more than it is sad.” It’s a perfect description of his debut album, due in 2018, which brings together low-slung hip-hop beats, glittering disco, and noodling jazz instrumentation in a way only Misch can. If Misch seems surprised, it’s because his Read Full Bio“Apparently, I have a sound , and people can hear it,” Tom Misch claims modestly. For someone with a cohesive and sprawling body of mellow beats behind him, he seems mildly bewildered that this is the case. “I try so many genres that it’s hard sometimes to pinpoint. I guess my sound is uplifting, soulful, funky — and happy more than it is sad.” It’s a perfect description of his debut album, due in 2018, which brings together low-slung hip-hop beats, glittering disco, and noodling jazz instrumentation in a way only Misch can.
If Misch seems surprised, it’s because his fanbase has developed naturally. He never set out with any grand plan when he began making beats, and uploading roughly three tracks a week to Soundcloud at 16. “ I prefer a more organic approach to making music, but also to building a fanbase,” he reflects. “I don’t want a big push on my music as I don’t want to be as big as possible.” And yet, he’s rapidly become one of the U.K.’s most exciting emerging new artists, gaining 1.1 million monthly listeners on Spotify and playing a sold-out tour of the U.K., U.S. and Europe in 2016. Collaborating with a clutch of fellow trailblazers like Novelist, Loyle Carner, and Zak Abel, he’s accumulated a total of 75 million streams across all platforms to date — and it all started in his bedroom.
Misch’s earliest introduction to music came via his artistic family, including his psychiatrist father, a passionate violinist, who would take him to concerts and the opera as a child. He sang in a choir at school, and picked up the violin himself at the age of four. When one of his older sisters took up guitar and later abandoned it, nine-year-old Misch inherited the instrument, and taught himself to play Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Nirvana songs. Today, he also plays bass, banjo, and a smattering of keys.
It was one of his sister’s boyfriends who introduced him to the music of J Dilla at 15, and from then on, Misch was hooked. He took up Music Technology at school the following year, and began learning how to create his own “really chilled out, boom-bap kind of ‘90s hip-hop” on Logic Pro. “When I wasn’t at school, I’d be making beats,” he says. “It was just what I did.” As he began sharing his tunes on Soundcloud, he found the response was overwhelming. “You put songs out and you build a fanbase — it’s kind of addictive.”
A collaboration with his sister Laura, on the jazz-inflected “Follow,” was a major turning point for both siblings after it was uploaded to influencer YouTube channel Majestic Casual. The track features Laura on sax and Tom on beats and vocals, intertwined to mesmeric effect. “That was the point where I was like, okay, maybe I could do this as a career,” Misch reflects. “Suddenly it had 100,000 plays.” Shortly afterward, Soulection co-founder Joe Kay commented on one of Misch’s productions on Soundcloud, asking the teenage prodigy to guest on his radio show.
Soon afterward, in 2014, Misch contributed to Soulection’s White Label series, weaving together obscure jazz samples, guitar, and vocals to create the perfect summer listen (including the dreamy fan favourite “The Journey”). His Beat Tape series collected the best of his hip-hop instrumentals, the 5 Day Mischon project featured collaborations with grime MC Novelist and singer-songwriter Zak Abel, and his 2016 Reverie EP brought the official release of Misch’s most sophisticated songs to date. As well as soulful singers Carmody and Jordan Rakei, he struck up a collaborative relationship with fellow south Londoner Loyle Carner, whose mellow bars flow over Misch’s productions like a breeze on a hot day. Both artists form part of the much-hyped scene of singer-songwriters emerging from south east London, including King Krule and Cosmo Pyke. Each has a DIY mindset and a brooding, poetic approach to lyricism that weaves them loosely together. “There’s definitely a certain sound,” reflects Misch. “Everyone’s music in south London is really chilled. It reflects the vibe of this part of London — it’s laid back.”
Misch has lived in south London all his life, and he loves it so much that his new single, “South of the River,” is dedicated to it. “I much prefer the general vibe of south London,” he says. “I love this area, Peckham, Dulwich, Forest Hill. Singing that line — You should come south of the river — it just felt really good.” With its string arrangements mirroring disco synth stabs and a funky bassline, it’s an irresistible bop that nods clearly to Misch’s danceable new direction.
One of the biggest influences on Misch’s sound has long been jazz. With a degree in jazz guitar, Misch is an avid listener of Robert Glasper, Roy Hargrove, Cory Henry, and jazz-influenced songwriters like D’Angelo and Erykah Badu. “It’s kind of a warm feeling, when you hear a certain chord progression,” he explains.
In the making of his debut album, he’s also been drawing on inspiration from disco, house, and techno, discovered through the portal of producers like Kaytranada and Motor City Drum Ensemble. The euphoric feel of 1970s and ‘80s disco (think Earth Wind and Fire or Gwen McCrae), and the thump of nightclubs like Fabric or Corsica, inspired him to bring more movement into his songs. “I want people to dance at my live shows, I want to bring more energy,” he says. “When you’re in a club and you can feel the bass...I want people to have that experience.”
Misch’s sound is true to its roots — he still makes his tracks in the same bedroom studio in his parents’ house, and his mum produces his artwork. (“ Her work is very DIY, just like my music, and feels homespun,” he explains.) But he’s never afraid to explore new territory. “I think it’s really important to make music that hasn’t been made before,” he says. “I’m trying to work out what my sound is, and pursuing that.” Fans might think they know his style, but Misch is a restless experimentalist, keen to spend endless hours honing his craft. One of his favorite new songs is a “Brazilian-sounding” jam that reflects how deeply he feels about his work. As he puts it: “It’s about how you can’t take away my love for music. I’ll always have that.”
If Misch seems surprised, it’s because his fanbase has developed naturally. He never set out with any grand plan when he began making beats, and uploading roughly three tracks a week to Soundcloud at 16. “ I prefer a more organic approach to making music, but also to building a fanbase,” he reflects. “I don’t want a big push on my music as I don’t want to be as big as possible.” And yet, he’s rapidly become one of the U.K.’s most exciting emerging new artists, gaining 1.1 million monthly listeners on Spotify and playing a sold-out tour of the U.K., U.S. and Europe in 2016. Collaborating with a clutch of fellow trailblazers like Novelist, Loyle Carner, and Zak Abel, he’s accumulated a total of 75 million streams across all platforms to date — and it all started in his bedroom.
Misch’s earliest introduction to music came via his artistic family, including his psychiatrist father, a passionate violinist, who would take him to concerts and the opera as a child. He sang in a choir at school, and picked up the violin himself at the age of four. When one of his older sisters took up guitar and later abandoned it, nine-year-old Misch inherited the instrument, and taught himself to play Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Nirvana songs. Today, he also plays bass, banjo, and a smattering of keys.
It was one of his sister’s boyfriends who introduced him to the music of J Dilla at 15, and from then on, Misch was hooked. He took up Music Technology at school the following year, and began learning how to create his own “really chilled out, boom-bap kind of ‘90s hip-hop” on Logic Pro. “When I wasn’t at school, I’d be making beats,” he says. “It was just what I did.” As he began sharing his tunes on Soundcloud, he found the response was overwhelming. “You put songs out and you build a fanbase — it’s kind of addictive.”
A collaboration with his sister Laura, on the jazz-inflected “Follow,” was a major turning point for both siblings after it was uploaded to influencer YouTube channel Majestic Casual. The track features Laura on sax and Tom on beats and vocals, intertwined to mesmeric effect. “That was the point where I was like, okay, maybe I could do this as a career,” Misch reflects. “Suddenly it had 100,000 plays.” Shortly afterward, Soulection co-founder Joe Kay commented on one of Misch’s productions on Soundcloud, asking the teenage prodigy to guest on his radio show.
Soon afterward, in 2014, Misch contributed to Soulection’s White Label series, weaving together obscure jazz samples, guitar, and vocals to create the perfect summer listen (including the dreamy fan favourite “The Journey”). His Beat Tape series collected the best of his hip-hop instrumentals, the 5 Day Mischon project featured collaborations with grime MC Novelist and singer-songwriter Zak Abel, and his 2016 Reverie EP brought the official release of Misch’s most sophisticated songs to date. As well as soulful singers Carmody and Jordan Rakei, he struck up a collaborative relationship with fellow south Londoner Loyle Carner, whose mellow bars flow over Misch’s productions like a breeze on a hot day. Both artists form part of the much-hyped scene of singer-songwriters emerging from south east London, including King Krule and Cosmo Pyke. Each has a DIY mindset and a brooding, poetic approach to lyricism that weaves them loosely together. “There’s definitely a certain sound,” reflects Misch. “Everyone’s music in south London is really chilled. It reflects the vibe of this part of London — it’s laid back.”
Misch has lived in south London all his life, and he loves it so much that his new single, “South of the River,” is dedicated to it. “I much prefer the general vibe of south London,” he says. “I love this area, Peckham, Dulwich, Forest Hill. Singing that line — You should come south of the river — it just felt really good.” With its string arrangements mirroring disco synth stabs and a funky bassline, it’s an irresistible bop that nods clearly to Misch’s danceable new direction.
One of the biggest influences on Misch’s sound has long been jazz. With a degree in jazz guitar, Misch is an avid listener of Robert Glasper, Roy Hargrove, Cory Henry, and jazz-influenced songwriters like D’Angelo and Erykah Badu. “It’s kind of a warm feeling, when you hear a certain chord progression,” he explains.
In the making of his debut album, he’s also been drawing on inspiration from disco, house, and techno, discovered through the portal of producers like Kaytranada and Motor City Drum Ensemble. The euphoric feel of 1970s and ‘80s disco (think Earth Wind and Fire or Gwen McCrae), and the thump of nightclubs like Fabric or Corsica, inspired him to bring more movement into his songs. “I want people to dance at my live shows, I want to bring more energy,” he says. “When you’re in a club and you can feel the bass...I want people to have that experience.”
Misch’s sound is true to its roots — he still makes his tracks in the same bedroom studio in his parents’ house, and his mum produces his artwork. (“ Her work is very DIY, just like my music, and feels homespun,” he explains.) But he’s never afraid to explore new territory. “I think it’s really important to make music that hasn’t been made before,” he says. “I’m trying to work out what my sound is, and pursuing that.” Fans might think they know his style, but Misch is a restless experimentalist, keen to spend endless hours honing his craft. One of his favorite new songs is a “Brazilian-sounding” jam that reflects how deeply he feels about his work. As he puts it: “It’s about how you can’t take away my love for music. I’ll always have that.”
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It Runs Through Me
Tom Misch Lyrics
One, two, three, four
I love the way it flows
I love the way it grows
There's something in this sound that takes me far
It's like a special song
Can move my mood along
But I cannot say you'll hear through my guitar
She told me add a bass line
And everything will be alright
She told me that the groove is mine
It will take us through the night
And where I'll go
Can't explain I'll never know
But it's beautiful
You can't take this away from me
The way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
You can't take this away from me
Oh the way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
I love the way it sings
All the joy that it brings
Remember skating down the road towards the park?
I can never say no
You with that summer glow
The music gives me sun when winter stars
She told me add a bass line
And everything will be alright
She told me that the beat is mine
It will rock us through the night
And where I go
Can't explain I'll never know
But it's beautiful
You can't take this away from me
Oh the way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
You can't take this away from me
Oh the way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
Hey! You can't take this away from me
The way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
You can't take this away from me
Oh the way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
(Just running through me)
Yo, I wear notes like coats
Blues like doos, war for the rhythm, soul that glues
That bounce to my bones, that jazz in my spine
The hop is my home, rap is my grind
I'm grindin' on the back side of life, we dance
She threw me a chance, my hands in my pants
Actually, my pockets holdin' me tight, whispering a dream I could hold in the night
(Look tight) a rhythm that's throbbin' my veins
Wake up and write it on the pad, the pains
Like church, the organ will invite the tears
(Like birth) the cryin' let you know I'm here
Held by the song that gave me a name
Dressed by the verse that gave me a claim
(There's just base in the line) safe to inhale
And if you live well
Then longer years in this state, you will be
A timeless octave to play for the tree
That's rooted in every single nerve in me
The nerve of he who ignores the key
And use it, it opens the minds that be free
Whenever you're hot-headed, pours you a breeze
Beneath the clouds, you allowed to see in clarity, through harmony
Someone harmin' me?
That won't be done
I stand protected by the laws of fun
I am perfected through the rhymes of run
Walkin' this way had the party stunned
This music, it launched me
With no aim, I've landed with some plane
Where I am I can't explain or ever know
But it's beautiful so
You can't take this away from me
oh the way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me (come on, yo)
You can't take this away from me
oh the way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: David Jolicoeur, Jessica Carmody Nathan, Kevin Mercer, Thomas Abraham Misch
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Longnam Kharpuri
One, two, three, four
I love the way it flows
I love the way it grows
There's something in this sound that takes me far
It's like a special song
Can move my mood along
But I cannot say you'll hear through my guitar
She told me add a bass line
And everything will be alright
She told me that the groove is mine
It will take us through the night
And where I'll go
Can't explain I'll never know
But it's beautiful
You can't take this away from me
The way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
You can't take this away from me
Oh the way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
I love the way it sings
All the joy that it brings
Remember skating down the road towards the park?
I can never say no
You with that summer glow
The music gives me sun when winter stars
She told me add a bass line
And everything will be alright
She told me that the beat is mine
It will rock us through the night
And where I go
Can't explain I'll never know
But it's beautiful
You can't take this away from me
Oh the way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
You can't take this away from me
Oh the way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
Hey! You can't take this away from me
The way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
You can't take this away from me
Oh the way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
(Just running through me)
Yo, I wear notes like coats
Blues like doos, war for the rhythm, soul that glues
That bounce to my bones, that jazz in my spine
The hop is my home, rap is my grind
I'm grindin' on the back side of life, we dance
She threw me a chance, my hands in my pants
Actually, my pockets holdin' me tight, whispering a dream I could hold in the night
(Look tight) a rhythm that's throbbin' my veins
Wake up and write it on the pad, the pains
Like church, the organ will invite the tears
(Like birth) the cryin' let you know I'm here
Held by the song that gave me a name
Dressed by the verse that gave me a claim
(There's just base in the line) safe to inhale
And if you live well
Then longer years in this state, you will be
A timeless octave to play for the tree
That's rooted in every single nerve in me
The nerve of he who ignores the key
And use it, it opens the minds that be free
Whenever you're hot-headed, pours you a breeze
Beneath the clouds, you allowed to see in clarity, through harmony
Someone harmin' me?
That won't be done
I stand protected by the laws of fun
I am perfected through the rhymes of run
Walkin' this way had the party stunned
This music, it launched me
With no aim, I've landed with some plane
Where I am I can't explain or ever know
But it's beautiful so
You can't take this away from me
oh the way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me (come on, yo)
You can't take this away from me
oh the way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
Suzana Susana
I love the way it flows
I love the way it grows
There's something in this sound that takes me far
It's like a special song
Can move my mood along
But I cannot say you're here through my guitar
She told me add a bassline
And everything will be alright
She told me that the groove is mine
It will take us through the night
And where I'll go
Can't explain, I'll never know
But it's beautiful
You can't take this away from me
All the way I hear the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
You can't take this away from me
All the way I hear the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
I love the way it sings
All the joy that it brings
Remember skating down the road towards the park?
I can never say no
You with that summer glow
The music is me sun when winter stars
She told me add a bassline
And everything will be alright
She told me that the beat is mine
It will rock us through the night
And where I'll go
Can't explain, I'll never know
But it's beautiful
You can't take this away from me
Oh the way I hear the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
You can't take this away from me
Oh the way I hear the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me (Hey)
You can't take this away from me
The way I hear the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me (Come on y'all)
You can't take this away from me
Oh the way I hear the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me (Yeah it's running through me)
Yo, I wear notes like coats, blues like doos
Warmth in the rhythm, soul that glues
That bounce to my bones, the jazz in my spine
The hop is my home, rap is my grind
I'm grinding on the backside of life, we dance
She do me a chance, her hands in my pants
Actually my pockets, holding me tight
Whispering a dream I could hold in the night
Blood tight, a rhythm that's throbbing my vein
Wake up and write it on the pack of pains
Like church, the organ will invite the tears
(Like birth) the crying let you know I'm here
Held by the song that gave me a name
Dressed by the verse that gave me a claim
(It's just bass in the line)
Safe to inhale, and if you live well
Be long your years and the stay, you'll be
A timeless octave to play for the tree
That's rooted in every single nerve in me
The nerve of he who ignores the key
And use it, it opens the mind to be free
Whenever you're hot headed, pours you a breeze
Beneath the clouds you're allowed to see
In clarity, through harmony
Someone harming me? That won't be done
I stand protected by the laws of fun
I am perfected to the rhymes I've run
Walk it this way and leave the party stunned
This music, it launched me with no aim
I've landed on some plane
Where I am I can't explain
Or never know but it's beautiful, so...
You can't take this away from me
All the way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me (Come on y'all)
You can't take this away from me
All the way I hit the melody
The waves bring clarity
Running through me
Tom Misch
New album "What Kinda Music" out now!! ☄️ https://whatkindamusic.lnk.to/album
Marco Sa
@Gozen Knives w1
simona papa
@Khanyisile Kevin Kwinana x
Sanda
I'm getting this album
ぐるグル
@clar*ssa は、は、かま
dion smith
Vinyl?
Ldvl
Tom Misch
Daniel Ceasar
Sampha
Jordan Rakei
Rex Orange County
Frank Ocean
H.E.R
Kaytranada
JMSN
And so many others...
There's amazing music in this time period if you search hard enough
sizwe taukobong
Totally agree with your list, add in E Jones(specifically Rooftop Summer....Tooooooooooooooo Dope).
Connor Cochran
Majid Jordan
Rachel Storm
Don't even need to search that hard, a lot of these guys are pretty well known.