With a teasing prelude that feels extra like foreplay than an intro, Tame defies its title as Emdee fuses fetish with soul, sonic seduction with salaciously sharp aphrodisiacal parts. With pop and modern RnB serving as his playroom, Emdee is in his factor in Tame, which utilises playful teasing staccato rhythms till the momentum of the only begins to circulation round guitar traces amplified to depart the listener sizzling below the collar.
Along with his combine of sunshine and darkish, it’s clear that Emdee is aware of methods to carry the tough with the graceful whereas by no means being vanilla; his butter wouldn’t soften vocal traces and the strain constructed within the guitars is sufficient to depart the airwaves on its knees in submission.
After carving out his identify in rap and drill, the Birmingham-born, Coventry-based artist strips all of it again to lean totally into melody and need. There’s nothing tentative about this transition—it’s a managed burn into sultry new territory, pushed by his style for the provocative and his intuition for sonic steadiness. Influenced by the likes of The Weeknd and Ginuwine, he’s taken the sluggish jam blueprint and scratched his initials into it with slick rhythmic restraint and a vocal supply steeped in self-possession.
Now or By no means is ready to push this evolution additional, however Tame already indicators the leash has snapped—and Emdee’s instincts are on full show.
Tame is now obtainable to stream on all main platforms, together with Spotify.
Evaluate by Amelia Vandergast.