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East Londoner Naala’s debut single “Central Thought” feels precarious, a wispy, intimate transmission built around sparse drums, pitch-shifted vocals, and the singer’s own airy performance. Reminiscent of the music of fellow Londoner Tev’n, “Central Thought” is as pretty and intriguing for what it omits as what it uses, negative space as important to its equation as its minimalist sound selection. Listen below.