

James Newman’s songs express complex emotions within genres—dance pop, rave—that are ideal to deliver ecstatic release. His debut hit as a songwriter, 2014’s drum ‘n’ bass leviathan “Waiting All Night”, gave Rudimental yearning and fervour, and “All I Am” carries Jess Glynne aloft on a cloud of mellow glee. Meanwhile, on his own “My Last Breath”, he waves his loyalty like a torch above his head.