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R.LUM.R goes acoustic in an exclusive session
Watch the Spotify star perform stripped-back versions of Frustrated and Close Enough.
12 min
See. Hear. Now. with R.LUM.R
The American Alternative RnB artist R.LUM.R presents an exclusive session for us. Tracks: Close Enough / Frustrated.
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R.LUM.R is that very modern phenomenon, a Spotify star. In 2015, his single Frustrated has clocked up 30 million streams with its spacious, beat-strafed and synth-illuminated take on RnB. Radio and packed live dates came later. But for the longest time, Reggie Williams was simply a man with an acoustic guitar and a more than average appreciation for John Mayer.
It was a chance writing session to scope out songs for Jason DeRulo and Chris Brown that led the one-time troubadour to his current, more alternative and electronic sound. In the process of writing for others, Williams discovered something new in himself, and R.LUM.R (pronounced ‘Ar-Lamar’) was born.
But the Florida-born, Nashville-based artist reconnects with his roots in this exclusive session, performing stripped-back versions of Frustrated and subsequent single Close Enough that showcase his classical guitar skills and distinctive falsetto. He conceived these acoustic versions for his new EP Alterimage, a raw reworking of his debut release – which is fitting, because the R.LUM.R moniker is all about connecting past, present and future.
Watch R.LUM.R perform Frustrated and Close Enough in the player above.
See. Hear. Now. with R.LUM.R
© Greg Barnes
