“The heartbeat of the genre is very easy to connect with and dance to; if you can move a muscle, you can change a thought. House for me is a conduit for connecting with people,” wev told us a few weeks back. The quote speaks to his evolution as an artist and shifted focus. The last 12 months have been been rich with change and new promise for wev: from moving to New York from the west coast, to completely shifting his musical direction from trap and bass to house. His debut EP www is a perfect embodiment of that change and most importantly that promise. www is a 3 track effort that perfectly showcases the Brooklyn artist’s new direction.
Opening with ‘find yourself’ the track sees wev exploring the dynamic of human connection. The vocals are hypnotizing and alluring while the backing breathes both nostalgic and futuristic sounds. ‘hsl’ draws inspiration from the city and was written as wev enjoyed an unobstructed view of Manhattan. You can practically feel the variety of hues wash over you as the track progresses. Flexing his musicianship and taking the track to new heights comes a captivating saxophone break played by wev himself. The project closes on an emotive note with ‘close 2 me’ featuring Adeline Um. It’s finding love after a spell of hurt. It’s locking eyes at a darkened club and feeling an awakening emotion that you’d almost given up on. It’ll pull at your heart strings while making you move your feet and get lost in the sound. It’s the perfect conclusion; leaving you longing for more.
Stream www below and take a trip deeper into wev’s world on his website. Be sure to click, drag, and move around the page for some fun surprises.
