BAYNK Releases 'Come Home (w/Shallou)'; EP Coming Soon
By: Caryn Robbins
An effortlessly smooth track evoking a figurative float down a stream of brimming hope and subtle melancholy, "Come Home" finds BAYNK at his most sharply astute and confident to date. The track is co-produced by Chicago-based artist Shallou and features his silky smooth vocal work as well. The collaboration is an early taste of BAYNK's forthcoming debut EP, slated for a fall 2017 release.
Born Jock Nowell-Usticke, BAYNK has been on a fast rise over the last year with a string of singles which have amassed 13MM+ plays on Spotify to date. Early singles like "About Me"and "Could You" began turning heads in early 2016 and it's been a whirlwind ever since with recent singles "What You Need" (featuring fellow NZ-native NÏKA) and "Poolside" further establishing BAYNK as a top new artist-to-watch in the upcoming producer game. Shallou (real name Joe Boston) has ridden a similar wave of recent buzz driven by standout singles "Doubt" and "Begin (ft. Wales)" as well as his debut EP release earlier this year titledAll Becomes Okay. A seasoned musician, producer, and vocalist, Shallou adds his signature beautiful and dark soundscapes to "Come Home," an undeniable touch that has garnered 25MM+ Spotify streams and love from outlets such as The FADER and SPIN. Of BAYNK's out-of-nowhere break into the scene, Noisey describes, "the New Zealand kid puts a song up on Soundcloud in early 2015 while traveling around Europe. He loses his laptop, goes surfing for a week and returns to find the track going bonkers. Next he's on the Laneway Festival line-up and getting emails from music industry people wanting to talk." With a structural pop sensibility that sets him on a level of his own, BAYNK's releases have earned him early critical praise as well as support from major tastemaker YouTube channels such as Majestic Casual and Chill Nation and hitting #1 on Hype Machine. Known for his sensual textures and layered electronic arrangements, BAYNK has also released notable remixes for artists such as gnash "I hate u, I love u" as well as A R I Z O N A "I Was Wrong."
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