Sundown feat. Alamay / Too Much to Ask
Slowe

Bristol-based artist, producer and songwriter Slowe follows the release of “How Hard Can It Be” with “Sundown feat. Alamay / Too Much to Ask”, a double single that signals the arrival of her forthcoming second album In Moments, a deeply introspective project that explores renewal, vulnerability and emotional self-discovery through the lens of her soul-stirring sound.

Since the release of her acclaimed debut, Where The Mind Wanders, praised by Gilles Peterson, Robert Elms (BBC Radio London) and Don Letts (BBC 6 Music), Slowe continues to carve out her own corner of the UK’s alternative soul landscape. A self-taught producer and multi-instrumentalist, she weaves together dusty grooves, shimmering harmonies and late-night introspection with the ease of someone who’s lived inside every note.

“Sundown” is a quiet act of hope, a song about patience, resilience, and trusting that renewal always comes, even if slowly. Built from a loop of breathy “oohs” and underpinned by delicate production flourishes, it’s an intimate meditation that swells into something transcendent when Slowe is joined by fellow Bristol singer-songwriter Alamay. “One of life’s few guarantees is that the sun will always rise again tomorrow, no matter what,” Slowe shares. “The lyric ‘even when the sun goes down, I’m waiting for the day’ is about holding on just a little bit longer, trusting that things will shift.” Their voices melt together with an almost cinematic warmth, balancing melancholy and light. Slowe’s ear for detail is everywhere, from the subtly processed vocals to the ticking clock woven into the rhythm, turning introspection into something tactile, something you can feel.

In contrast, “Too Much to Ask” sits in the emotional tension that “Sundown” eventually releases. Written during a period of exhaustion and frustration, it captures that uneasy space between wanting to repair something and realising you might be the only one trying. Returning to her roots in bedroom production, Slowe teamed up with Canadian producer and multi-instrumentalist Ethan Mark to craft a world that bridges alt-R&B, neo-soul, and the lo-fi textures she’s known for. The result is hypnotic, haunted harmonies glide over glitchy guitars and warped synths, while her lyrics cut with poetic precision: ‘It feels like I’m walking on eggshells, so why do they cut me like glass?’ “There’s a quiet bewilderment in that line,” she explains. “It’s that moment of clarity that only comes after you’ve run out of energy to fight.”

In Moments finds Slowe slowing down – observing rather than reacting. Across its songs, she sits with uncertainty, explores patience as a form of power, and finds beauty in imperfection. Recorded between her home studio and live sessions with long-time collaborator Laurence Fazakerley Buglass, a fellow Bristol-based producer and instrumentalist, the album threads together full-band warmth with lo-fi intimacy – a conversation between human touch and homegrown experimentation.