Dreamo ft Gaddy soaked summer in oceanic saturation with their afrobeat RnB release, BRAND NEW –

For his latest single, the independent breakthrough artist Dreamo hooked up with Gaddy before soaking the sound of summer in wavy saturation, giving his afrobeat-tinged RnB-adjacent release an oceanic expansiveness while never compromising on the intimacy it pulses through; the dream pop guitars jangle through choral distortion, tempering the trap beat and adding plenty of colour to the production that gently holds Dreamo’s reggaeton-inspired harmonies.

BRAND NEW slips into the bloodstream with humid ease, letting melodic nostalgia and modern elasticity move as one. There are shades of Amaarae in the fluidity, Rema in the melodic lightness, and hints of Cruel Santino in the alte-leaning atmosphere, making BRAND NEW an easy-to-integrate playlist staple for afrobeat RnB fans.

Dreamo’s aural identity comes from a long relationship with music, beginning with rap in his teens before singing became his clearest emotional language. Ghanaian trap, highlife, afrobeats, bedroom pop, melodic rap, and dancehall all feed into his palette, and that breadth gives BRAND NEW its richness. With past highlights including work under Villain Sounds, a place on La Meme Tape: Linksters, a collaboration with Amaarae, and a slot on the Manifestive bill, Dreamo is moving with real momentum.

BRAND NEW is now available to stream on all major platforms, including Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast