705 Delivers Afro-Pop Euphoria with ‘Time and Date’ –

705 locked sensuality into every groove, energy into every beat, and soul into every syllable in his latest single, Time and Date, a track that has elevated the UK Afro-Pop scene to the nth degree of transcendence.

The rising artist’s latest seminal hit is the embodiment of pure sun-bleached sonic substance; it will make more than your rhythmic pulses move, there’s just something in the way that every element becomes more than the sum of its masterfully metered parts to deliver streams of serotonin. If you want to get lost in the euphoria of sound, let this one saturate your summer.

The Nigerian-born artist and producer started laying his foundations in Surulere, Lagos, before his music journey led him to London, where he absorbed influences from King Sunny Ade, Fela Kuti, Michael Jackson, and Wizkid. His rise from free-styling in secondary school corridors to supporting icons at O2 Apollo Manchester, and riding the Notting Hill Carnival float as one of the first afrobeats artists to do so, tells you everything about his tenacity and ability to bridge continents with rhythm and spirit.

After gaining radio play from BBC 1Xtra and riding the iTunes World Chart with ‘Tik Tok’, 705’s catalogue continues to grow, recently notching over 700,000 plays on Audiomack. With ‘Time and Date’, he continues to prove that the best vibes always arrive when the timing and the feeling are right.

Time and Date is now available on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify. 

Review by Amelia Vandergast