kwes. - LGOYH.

What this video is

Released in April 2012 on Warp Records as the closing track of kwes.'s Meantime EP, LGOYH (Let Go Of Your Hurt) emerged at a pivotal moment in UK experimental pop, when London producers were blending soul, R&B, electronic and art-pop into a genre-fluid sound dubbed 'freepop'. kwes. (Kwesi Sey), a Lewisham-raised artist with documented synesthesia, infused the track with soothing, emotionally raw vocal work and…

Why it matters

LGOYH is a landmark document of the early-2010s UK art-R&B and freepop underground, demonstrating how independent electronic artists on Warp Records were redefining emotional intimacy in pop production. Its later sampling by Pusha T and re-recording for Rye Lane confirm its cross-generational…