RnB’s new tempest of candour, rache., blew away the smoke and smashed the mirrors in her debut EP, Let Me Introduce Myself –

With her debut EP, Let Me Introduce Myself, rache. is making the melting pot of modern RnB simmer a little bit hotter. But it’s in Thinking of You that she blows away the smoke, smashes through the mirrors, and refuses to audit her emotions. The lyrics cut jagged, loaded with the weight of lived experience, while the production proves the difference between heavy-handed post-production and swathing RnB with so much soul every note feels warm, aching and whole. The old school euphonic swells and the way that rache. reminisces on the intensity of memory and projects it into her performance as she bends her dynamic vocal range around the emotional flux of the track will speak to fans of the old school as much as the nu.

Raised in New York City and now based in Los Angeles, rache. honed her craft behind the scenes, penning hits for the likes of Tia Kofi and Kennen before stepping out to tell her own story on her own terms. With roots in classical piano and a fierce commitment to representing her truth as a first-generation LGBTQ+ American, her music holds the kind of authenticity that you don’t need to second guess. ‘Thinking of You’ stands out not just as a highlight on the EP, but as a call for anyone who values RnB with soul, substance, and no holds barred storytelling.

Thinking of You is now available on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify.

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Review by Amelia Vandergast