Los Angeles-based artist Solomon Fox has been making an impact as one of music’s most quietly influential forces, a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and producer whose genre-breaking style has touched everything from funk-infused grooves to warm indie R&B. He first started writing songs at just nine years old on his family’s upright piano and recording them into GarageBand with his brother Elijah Fox. By high school, he was already performing nationwide as part of hip hop and soul collective Young Bull, playing alongside artists including Masego, Anthony Hamilton and Sylvan Esso.
His academic path was just as ambitious; graduating as valedictorian from Durham School of the Arts before studying Religion and Music at Harvard University under the mentorship of cultural icons Cornel West, Vijay Iyer and Esperanza Spalding. In the years that followed, he built up an impressive production track record, earning two Grammy nominations and an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song for the Gospel-infused “Stand Up” from the film Harriet. He’s produced tracks for Smino alongside Thundercat and Groove, co-written and produced Emeline’s Gold-certified “cinderella’s dead” and contributed to over 75 other releases, racking up more than 250 million streams.
His own recording career began taking shape with the 2021 release of his eponymous mixtape Solomon, earning a nod from NPR’s All Songs Considered and placement on Spotify’s Fresh Finds and Vanguard playlists. Last year, his singles “weird” and “you don’t cook” went viral, collectively earning millions of spins and the attention of Queen Latifah, Erykah Badu, Ty Dolla $ign, Ne-Yo and T-Pain. With his debut full-length record Sweettooth set to drop in October, Solomon Fox now brings us his latest single titled “Fallin’ Back,” a collaboration with Los Angeles-based alternative R&B artist Amaria.
Amaria, whose style blends the mellow textures of neo soul with a modern aesthetic, draws on influences like Erykah Badu and Sade while creating something entirely her own. Her sound is brimming with understated energy and atmosphere, the perfect match for Solomon’s intricate, funk-inflected arrangements. “Fallin’ Back” offers a the first window into the heart of Sweettooth, a self-produced record exploring themes of heartbreak, healing and self-discovery.
The song inhabits that emotionally charged liminal space between closure and surrender, delivered through a groove-focused fusion of indie R&B and neo soul to serve up a dreamy jam built on laid back rhythms and woozy vocal performance. Opened by a run of softly pulsing notes, airy key chimes and soft vocalisations, the track slips into a mellow groove of pattering percussion and Amaria’s alluring, hushed vocal leads.
As Solomon’s vocals glides in to join, their voices intertwine like wisps of smoke, each line deepening the song’s bittersweet magnetic pull. Peppered with intricate flickers of guitar and the twinkle of bright instrumental flutters, it’s a stunning jam that smoulders with mesmeric quality to offer an enticing listening experience from start to finish.
The accompanying video, directed by Amaria, translates the track’s emotional warmth into lo-fi visuals bathed in soft golden light. With his highly anticipated debut album on the horizon, Solomon Fox is set to offer a spectacular run through of his solo sonic vision and we can’t wait to see what he’s got in store.
Watch the music video for Fallin’ Back below
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