UK Rap Star Dave Releases Weighty, Serious New Album The Boy Who Played The Harp Feat. James Blake, Tems, Jim Legxacy, More

The London rapper Dave might be the single biggest star in the entire UK rap universe. His first two albums, 2019’s Psychodrama and 2021’s We’re All Alone In This Together, were both platinum-selling #1 hits over there, and he won the Mercury Prize for the former. He’s a J. Cole type — an insular and expressive serious-thinker rapper who plays piano and does a lot of his own production. But much like Cole, he makes bangers sometimes, and he’s really good at it. In 2023, Dave and Central Cee released the all-bangers collaborative EP Split Decision, and their song “Sprinter” was a giant hit all across Europe. Today, Dave releases The Boy Who Played The Harp, his third solo album. No bangers on this one.

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