Forget what the Zodiac predictions are, 2022 is the year of Bethany. The Manchester-bred South West London-based vocalist is currently rising through the R&B stratosphere at a breakneck pace, shaping up to be one of the UK’s most promising rising stars. Inspired by the R&B monarchs Jhené Aiko, SZA, Frank Ocean, Cleo Sol and Mahalia; Bethany weds a classic, silky smooth bedrock of soul with auto-biographical, pensive lyrics. Bethany’s diverse sound palette could be heard across her trap-leaning heater, ‘Drip’ and the Y2K-inspired ‘Something Different’.
Her latest single, ‘Something Different’ — produced by Squizzle and L808S — is smooth as molasses, pulling straight from the sultry neo-soul playbook. In just under three minutes, Bethany imbues the track with a downtempo aura as she glides over the stripped-back instrumental that melts into her vocal musings. “This year I wanted to focus more on realness. ‘Something Different’, for me, captures that moment of connecting and wanting more from a person and it’s a song that means a lot to me artistically because being able to explore these topics as a female can sometimes feel taboo,” said Bethany regarding the track.
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