KiLLOWEN

This versatile, west London-born multi-instrumentalist and rapper is as comfortable producing jazzy, laid-back alternative R&B soundscapes as he is upfront, uptempo garage cuts. Often sample led, his work has a rich, biographical narrative strain, frequently peppered with references to day-to-day English life -- pubs, Oyster cards, football -- which ground and enhance the emotional impact of his message. He released music from 2017 onwards, but it was 2023's garage-toned "Sober" that blew up on social media, garnering him sizable attention. This ensured a light was shined on his Pub Therapy project that same year. 2025 brought the six missed calls EP, and its accompanying single "pick your poison," which became his first to hit the U.K. chart. Next, themed like a radio station, KiLLOWEN's 2026 mixtape, Addicted 2 Nostalgia, was another well-executed artistic statement.