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With Kwabs’ Love + War a mere month away, the British crooner is giving the world a heartier taste of his signature bellow. “Forgiven” is a slinky, sultry affair: a choral loop and tribal drums provide the foundation, and Kwabs does the rest.
“Forgiven” lays claim to one of the bigger choruses we’ve heard off the album, a level-jumping hook that serves as a beautiful contrast to the verse’s forlorn determination. He also shared a “stripped back” version of the song on YouTube, which you can watch below. This is the cutting edge of pop music, and Kwabs is proving you don’t need synthesizers and a drum machine to get there. Love +War drops September 11.
