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The result is a moving work that’s equal parts brain and\nbrawn, a masterful coming-of-age self-portrait from a young artist\ndiscovering himself—and his sound—one song at a time.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn with perfect pitch, Donkin was already fanatically obsessed with both\njazz piano and drums before he turned twelve. In high school, he began\nDJing and teaching himself to record and sample, and by the time he\nheaded to the Leeds College of Music to pursue a degree in production, he\nwas already writing and recording his own material at home. His first\nsingle, “Catharsis,” would go on to rack up more than a million streams on\nSpotify, and a series of subsequent tracks would find similarly organic\nsuccess and help land him a deal with the burgeoning drink sum wtr label.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drink Sum Wtr","offers":[{"title":"Green LP","offer_id":50506930618699,"sku":"2026804","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50506931274059,"sku":"2034061","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/default_3b786c0e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727833460"},{"product_id":"geek-out-with-quickly-quickly-and-the-breathing-effect-suite-escape","title":"Geek Out! 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A step wiser and more confident, fresh off a feature on De La Soul’s new album, the London-based singer-songwriter and producer lets go of past constructs to celebrate the present tense with his most sophisticated, vast, and dazzling work to date, nodding to disco, R\u0026amp;B, and funk greats with playful charisma and modern sheen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe says, \"Extraordinary is about taking ownership of your life, embracing new experiences and adventure.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonkin's 2023 breakthrough debut, \u003cem\u003eWelcome Home\u003c\/em\u003e, resonated from BBC Radio to Billboard (\"a soul-savant\") and brought him to SXSW for the first time. Yet the season was marked by setbacks and heartbreak. First, he reached for fantasy with the cathartic Suite Escape EP. 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