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Rising British-Sudanese songwriter and vocalist\u00a0Elmiene\u00a0<\/strong>continues to unveil the debut of his forthcoming album\u00a0sounds for someone\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>with two new songs, \u201cHONOUR\u201d<\/strong> and bonus track\u00a0\u201cI Want In\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>out now via\u00a0Def Jam Recordings.\u00a0<\/strong>Listen\u00a0HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHONOUR\u201d unfolds as a plea for mutual recognition highlighting a yearning for validation met with dignity and belief. With lyrics such as\u00a0\u201cAs much as you\u2019re my light \/ We always fuss and fight \/ I wish you just believed in me\u201d,\u00a0<\/em>Elmiene places the trials and tribulations of his familial relationship with his father on full display. He couples the release with a video Bonus track \u201cI Want In\u201d shifts the lens from \u201cHONOUR\u2019S\u201d soundboard of dignity to desire and perpetuates a theme of intimacy requiring one to relinquish certainty in favor of possibility. The repeated declaration of \u201cI Want In\u201d throughout the melodic chorus articulates the want for love before it\u2019s been fully secured.<\/p>\n Both songs reiterate\u00a0sounds for someone<\/em>\u00a0taking listeners on an emotional rollercoaster through a 2-decade journey of familial ups and downs that has shaped how Elmiene sees the world and also himself. Elmiene gave fans a recent dose of the album with\u00a0\u201c<\/a>Reclusive\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 and\u00a0\u201cCry Against The Wind\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 which have reacted with listeners and presented looks from the likes of\u00a0Rated R&B<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0The Line of Best Fit<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Clash<\/em><\/a>, and more.\u00a0TRENCH<\/em><\/a>\u00a0praised the track\u2019s \u201ctwinkling melodies<\/em>\u201d and \u201cdriving rhythm<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0SoulBounce<\/em><\/a>\u00a0professed, \u201cElmiene<\/em>\u00a0sings an anthem for anyone who battles between craving their solitude and wanting to be social<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0sounds for someone<\/em>\u00a0has production and songwriting support from GRAMMY Award winning singer \/ songwriter Raphael Saadiq, Sampha and Jeff \u201cGitty\u201d Gitelman as well as GRAMMY Award winning producers No I.D\u00a0 and more.<\/p>\n \u201cMaking this album was painful, I felt lonely sometimes, I felt loved sometimes. I felt guilty sometimes and I felt forgiven sometimes but most of all it was an important duty to myself that I needed to fulfil.\u201d \u2013 Elmiene<\/em><\/p>\n Coupled with the arrival of his anxiously awaited album, Elmiene\u2019s SOLD OUT\u00a0sounds for someone<\/em>\u00a0headline tour is set to debut on April 30th across North America\u00a0 and Europe this spring. The jaunt will visit 18 cities throughout the United States and Canada, promoted by Live Nation Urban (LNU) \u2013 joining a slew of previous highly successful LNU campaigns, including the Roots Picnic, BET Experience, Broccoli City, Black On The Block, Lil\u2019 Weezyana Fest, ONE Musicfest, \u201cAn Evening with Jagged Edge: 25 Years of J.E. Heartbreak,\u201d \u201cNew Wave Tour,\u201d and \u201cUncle Charlie\u2019s R&B Cookout,\u201d along with the announcements of the \u201cRoom 112 Tour\u201d and the \u201cGirls Love Karaoke Live 2025-2026 Tour,\u201d both of which are currently underway.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>Elmiene latest EP titled\u00a0Heat The Streets Some Mo\u2019<\/a>\u00a0is a remix EP of his highly acclaimed mixtape Heat The Streets \u2013 which recieved playlisting love from BBC Radio 1Xtra and Tune of the Week on BBC Radio 1, a special nod of excitement from notable R&B songstress, Kehlani as well as \u201cDamage Control\u201d making its live performance debut on Apple Music\u2019s\u00a0The Ebro Show<\/a>. In addition to the new remix EP, Elmiene delivered brand new track \u201cBy Now\u201d \u2013 a melodic reflection of trying to move on from a past flame. Most recently, Elmiene was nominated for Outstanding New Artist at The 2026 NAACP Image Awards as well as nominated for The People\u2019s Choice Award at the 2025 EBONY Power 100.<\/p>\n Elmiene\u2019s slew of live shows feels like bucket list accolades: he performed at the BET Awards, played at the Roots Picnic, and supported Stevie Wonder at BST Hyde Park. His iconic\u00a0NPR Tiny Desk Concert\u00a0<\/a>recently surpassed 1 million viewers, and his interview on\u00a0The Terrell Show<\/a>\u00a0found further reverence for Elmiene\u2019s R&B credentials when he impressed viewers by singing Uncle Sam\u2019s \u201cI Don\u2019t Ever Want To See You Again.\u201d Last month, he performed at Spotify\u2019s \u201cRNB X Live\u201d in NYC as well as had his special \u201cLive From\u201d intimate performances in Brooklyn, Toronto, Houston, Charlotte and Atlanta. He has been named an Artist To Watch on a handful of platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, MTV, NME Magazine, The Guardian, BBC and more \u2013 and is gearing up to be a top familiar face on the music scene throughout 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n After breaking through in 2023 with his El-Mean and Marking My Time EPs, the BRIT-nominated musician had a prolific 2024 with two more original EPs Anyway I Can and For The Deported as well as two live releases Live at RAK Studios and Live from 525 \u2013 the latter comprising covers of tracks by Frank Ocean, Prince and Cleo Sol. This year his This Is The Remix EP saw his own tracks reimagined by Timbaland, Blxst and IAMNOBODI.<\/p>\n Elmiene has been embraced by a global community of creatives \u2013 collaborating with some of the most sought-after names in music including Leon Thomas, ASAP Ferg, Syd, Sampha, Lil Silva, D\u2019Mile, Dahi and Stormzy \u2013 and hotly tipped by press and tastemakers with coverage in Dazed, The Guardian, The Face, NME, Teen Vogue, Rolling Stone and Complex. He received a nomination for the BRITs Rising Star Award and the Ivor Novello Rising Star Award, plus he was shortlisted as one of the artist to watch on the BBC Radio 1 Sound of 2024 poll, VEVO, MTV, Pandora Music, BBC 1Xtra and Ticketmaster.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.thatericalper.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rising British-Sudanese songwriter and vocalist\u00a0Elmiene\u00a0continues to unveil the debut of his forthcoming album\u00a0sounds for someone\u00a0with two new songs, \u201cHONOUR\u201d and bonus track\u00a0\u201cI Want In\u201d\u00a0out now via\u00a0Def Jam Recordings.\u00a0Listen\u00a0HERE. \u201cHONOUR\u201d unfolds as a plea for mutual recognition highlighting a yearning for validation met with dignity and belief. 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