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Devlin – Runaway

• 13th Sep 2010

‘Runaway’ is Devlin’s single leading into debut album ‘bud, sweat & beers’ and showcases the spectacular lyrical skill that has made him one of 2010 most fancied.

Turning the grime of Dagenham into poetic metaphors, Biblical references, quick jokes, razor-sharp verbal sketches– all Devlin’s tropes as a writer are present. He densely packs them into one of his most blissed-out mid-summer tracks, with enchanting vocals provided by the rising songstress Yasmin and production by duo Future Cut.

A vision of modern London’s ‘dark and deadly maze’, dreaming of ‘paradise’ through the gates of Victoria station, Devlin is a singular talent.