Q&A: Psweatpants

Psweatpants, hailing from South London, is a 23-year-old artist is a rapper & songwriter, based in Scotland and is strongly known within the Edinburgh and Glasgow underground alt Hip Hop scene presenting his hard vocal. Psweatpants has the ability to bring you into his song writing by his realistic metaphors and conceptualised delivery, drawing inspiration from life and artists herein the UK and Stateside such as Slowthai, Skepta, Tyler the Creator and Vince Staples.

Psweatpants has just recently supported Bemz at his sold-out event at King Tuts and will be playing King Tuts for his own support show on the 21st of July. He has also supported Nova who won the 2020 SAY awards.

“The rave” is a new song by the artist Psweatpants. This song is a change from P’s normal hard-hitting beats, heavy bars and unique flow, the rave brings a more summer friendly vibe via UKG which was very prevalent in P’s life as he born and raised in London. The hook is also voiced by the serene voice of Glasgow based singer Priya. A true summer banger that brings pure energy.

Listen to ‘The Rave ft Priya’ here and read our Q&A below.

who are your main inspirations?

my main ones i would say are kendrick, skepta, earl sweatshirt, denzel curry and probs tyler the creator, anytime I listened to them it just made me want to get into music. The soundscapes and worlds they produce through music is just crazy to me and a younger me was just super inspired by them. Also the the people they and things they represent also stood out to me. A special shout-out to JPEGMAFIA, A$AP Rocky, Vince Staples.

where are u located?

well i’m from london but for the past 2 years i’ve been in between edinburgh and glasgow for university. so been here long enough to finally adapt to the whether, ish.

what are you plans for 2022? what other shows do you have coming up ?

my plans for 2022 are mainly just to keep growing as an artist and get my name out there more really. Last year felt like my introduction year to the Scottish music scene while this year feels like my name is actually getting out there and becoming a recognisable it’s all still pretty surreal this whole experience so just taking it step by step, by the end of the year i wanna be an artist to look out for 2023. watch this space

where is your favourite place in the world?

London, there’s no better city in the world for me, also a slight biased towards it because I'm from there but there's just a energy about it that I love, it feels like something is always happening. it's just completely different from the rest of the UK, like it's own little country so to speak.

what does being an artist mean to you ?

literally everything really. probably since the age of 13-14 i always wanted to be in the music world in some capacity but never really thought i would be actually making music and have some of the best experiences so it really means a lot to me the fact that i can myself an artist. its still sly weird saying it tbh

In terms of songwriting, what is your approach when writing something new?

urmmmm, it’s more i feel what type of vibe the song is and from there i just will keep writing to i get it done, which is normally within a few hours or so. I like completely shutting myself off from everyone when I get into song writing mode because ill get distracted and lose a good idea or just completely get out of the mood for making music.

Listen to ‘The Rave ft Priya’ here.

Resonate Artist Of The Week: Grayling

We’re over the moon to highlight the unshakable talent of Grayling as our Resonate Artist Of The Week. Since her performance at our Resonate Live showcase in 2019, we’ve been patiently awaiting the release of music and today marks the day.

‘River Song’ is a simply stunning a debut single - overflowing with emotive imagery and lyrics which dance in partnership with her soothing vocals and wistful guitar melodies. The first song from her upcoming EP set for release this summer, Grayling said of ‘River Song’;

‘This song was written in the midst of lockdown and in the early stages of a seperation when you’re still holding onto the remnants of a relationship and the “what might have beens”’

Back in 2019, Grayling took to our Resonate Live stage and held a stunned audience with effortless charm and undeniable talent. Her performances are soaked with a sincerity that’s hard not to be touched by. Grayling has recently shared stages with the likes of The Joy Hotel & Stu Larsen and if this single is anything to go by, she will undoubtedly be filling venues by her own accord very soon.

The self-confessed Phoebe Bridgers and Julia Jacklin super fan is set to release her debut EP ‘Greenhouse’ later this summer. She has teamed up with Glasgow based producer & former Resonate Artist Of The Weeke-er Luke Palmer on this record and he has brought his exemplary skills to the table. You can listen to ‘River Song’ here keep up to date with all of Grayling’s world domination plans by following on Instagram.

Grayling at Resonate Live 2019.

Photo Credit Kirsten McEwan Photography