JayO is an explorer. Whether it be his literal location, his sound or his style, the 24-year-old singer, songwriter and producer is not interested in being stuck in one place. “I try and do everything, try and see everything,” the North London artist explains.\n\nAccordingly, the British-Nigerian artist’s output is hard to pin down under one specific umbrella; since his teens, he’s been uploading tracks and teasing, trying his hand at everything from grime, hip-hop, house, R&B and Afrobeats. These days, it’s the latter two genres which take centre-stage in his sound. His first official releases, ‘XO’ and ‘22’, have had an especially huge reception.\n\nInspired by a youth spent running around in church, or visiting family in Nigeria, listening to Afrobeats and old school R&B at parties, the unifying factor for JayO’s music is a desire to recreate the feeling those spaces gave him: “For me, my music is an interpretation of that feeling…I make music that makes people feel good.”. Many early takes of his music are made in his bedroom, singing into a mic with his laptop perched on his legs. \n\nOn his new music, mainly working alone or with his longtime friend and producer RZ, JayO is building on that gently feel-good vibe. His new single “Back” is a pulsing Afrobeats slowjam that brings to mind swaying hips on the dancefloor, so entwined with a lover it’s like no one else is there. JayO might just be getting started, but his journey is already one filled with tantalising promise.