“Apparently, I have a sound , and people can hear it,” Tom Misch claims mod… 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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Beautiful Escape I feel you breathing down my neck As the blood's rushing…
Before Paris If you're starting to try to be a musician or…
Colours Of Freedom Well I'm walking around in my mind Your image looks me…
COS I LOVE YOU (Love is hard to find) (Girl, give me some time) (To…
Crazy Dream Crazy dream Crazy dream Crazy dream Crazy dream Crazy dream…
Disco Yes I want to stay But I need to go I want to…
Festival You were saying that you don't feel warm When the sun…
Follow I know it's alright here But follow your heart dear I know…
Home [Hook: Barney Artist] I’ve been seeing where these peeps are…
In The Midst Of It All Something you gave me I focused on A hundred moments ready d…
It Runs Through Me One, two, three, four I love the way it flows I love…
Julie Mangos He's not gonna wait 'til tomorrow 'cause by tomorrow Bedford…
Last 100 I like you best When it's just you and me Sometimes it…
Lost in Paris I know that I need you now The key that I…
Man Like You I knew a boy who was swallowed by the sky By…
Memory [Chorus] So tonight I'm sleeping under the stars Cuz I fee…
MOVIE "My cheek brushes against his Smooth on stubble for a moment…
Nightgowns There was something 'bout her face something 'bout the way t…
Nightrider Don't listen to what they say You can't take it slow And…
Nobody's Fault Hey, it's nobody's fault We're getting old And time keeps pu…
On My Mind And as the sun goes down And the stars come out…
So Close I'll let you real near to my heart So close that…
South Of The River I want to stay south of the river With the chains…
Sunshine Cause you know girl That every little thing you do Even when…
The Real (Like the real) (Like the real) (Like the real) (Like the re…
TICK TOCK Five, four, three, two, one We have a liftoff 32 minutes…
Tidal Wave Everybody knows inside that this won't stop The rain comin' …
Wake Up This Day You don't wait for me to cast a wave The feeling's…
Wander With Me Wander with me, we can disappear Hand still touching So you …
Watch Me Dance Remember every move you make as if it was still…
Water Baby 'Cause I was born a water baby Swimming with these times The…
We've Come So Far Far We've come so far We've come so far We've come so far W…
What Kinda Music What kinda music? Hey I didn't make a sound I was hidden am…
With You With you I stand, but for how long? For how long? But…
You Got Me Flying It's 'cause we're flying It's 'cause we're flying It's 'caus…
You're On My Mind And as the sun goes down And the stars come out…
Your Love Hear me now, I'm sober out If you want it, then…
Youre On My Mind And as the sun goes down And the stars come out…
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Raphael Alava
I watched you move away.
Little did I feel that day
You were all in my mind
I'm not trying to be unkind.
You disappear at the shore line
Before the touch of your hand
Wrapped in mine
Wrapped in mine
I scatter every piece of you.
Across gray waters, they knew.
I felt your ghost leaving me.
I couldn't hold to your memory, memory.
Gently smiled and waved goodbye
As a small tear falls from your eye
As love that was coming from me
Became harder to see
As I let go of all of you
It was lost to the depths of the blue.
I scatter every piece of you. (If you leave me, how you leave me.)
Across gray waters, they knew. (If you leave me, how you leave me.)
I felt your ghost leaving me. (If you leave me, how you leave me.) x2
I couldn't hold to your memory, memory. (If you leave me, how you leave me.) (If you leave, If you leave)
Manjinder Singh
I don't have a girlfriend, but this particular song is so damn beautiful, so damn sweet that every time I listen to it, It makes me think that I'm in a serious relationship with some beautiful soul. The beauty of this song is that it creates an imaginary girlfriend, in the imagination of single guys like me. :P
Annie Apinchapong
I really hope you become big one day. Your stuff is magic.
Michael Gill
Two of my favourite voices - don't stop these duos!
Jennifer Evans
This song made me cry. But. Not in a bad way. My grandfather has been passed away now for 2 years from cancer & this song really touched me because we are going to be put his ashes in the ocean one day... he loved the ocean he had blue eyes like the ocean & ...just many words in this song really got to me. It's been till this day even really hard for me to greave ever so slightly even & every now & then a great song will come along and help me let some relieving emotion out. So thank you for making this beautiful song.
Marco Surace
I have just discovered you. I'm addicted to your songs. Keep up!!!
Joee Joe
I'm so glad this song exist. I relate to it so much, it is so bittersweet..
Raphael Alava
I watched you move away.
Little did I feel that day
You were all in my mind
I'm not trying to be unkind.
You disappear at the shore line
Before the touch of your hand
Wrapped in mine
Wrapped in mine
I scatter every piece of you.
Across gray waters, they knew.
I felt your ghost leaving me.
I couldn't hold to your memory, memory.
Gently smiled and waved goodbye
As a small tear falls from your eye
As love that was coming from me
Became harder to see
As I let go of all of you
It was lost to the depths of the blue.
I scatter every piece of you. (If you leave me, how you leave me.)
Across gray waters, they knew. (If you leave me, how you leave me.)
I felt your ghost leaving me. (If you leave me, how you leave me.) x2
I couldn't hold to your memory, memory. (If you leave me, how you leave me.) (If you leave, If you leave)
Ricardo Rodrigues Romão
Muito bom, quero outro" rs
Nero
this song makes me cry love tom misch s sound :')
linchin
Thanks apart the meaning your music soothes the mood