Released July 10thIn an intimate sanctuary of sound, Rhys Lewis found a new home. While his poignant songwriting has racked up legions of loyal fans —and close to 300 million plays to date —the Oxfordshire-born artist has pushed his creativity to unforeseen new heights for his bewitching debut album Things I Chose To Remember (due April 24, Decca). “It’s very cosy and warm,” he says of his studio, an audiophile haven in Peckham which teems with rare synths and broken-in guitars and is just down the road from where artists like Jamie Isaac and King Krule create their own scuffed-up, soulful music. “It feels like a workshop,” Lewis says. “I've always thought about my music as a sort of craft, a physical thing a bit like carpentry. I want it to feel like a really well made kitchen table: it’s got quality to it and it is solid, but it doesn't feel factory-made.”
