AUGUST drops “Wait for Me” Remix

Hailing from Bristol, AUGUST is staking her claim as one of the most exciting alternative artists on the rise in the UK music scene. A singer-songwriter, producer and composer, she creates cinematic music filtered through a lens of both dreamy and intense electronics shaped by alternative R&B, pop, breaks and trip hop stylings. Her sound reflects Bristol’s steadfast history in sonic experimentation but offers a new perspective that’s entirely her own.

Her musical vision is built on “…a refusal to accept genre boundaries,” as she states and that context ripples throughout her highly original artistic expression. AUGUST first arrived, fittingly, in August 2021, with her debut single “Got Those Strings,” presenting an early statement of intent via an atmospheric slice of stripped back alternative pop that put her poignant songwriting and hypnotic vocal work on full display.

Since then she’s delivered a well-received catalogue of singles, remixes and EPs that have won over fans across the UK and beyond. Her first EP put her on the map, catching BBC Introducing’s attention, with “No Release” being named Earworm of the Week by James Threlfall and landing placements on Spotify’s Fresh Finds playlist. Her recent output has showcased a growing sophistication, balancing deep basslines with intricate harmonies and subtle, shape-shifting grooves, securing support from radio Worldwide FM, Reprezent, Rinse FM, and Kool FM while her live performances, including sets at The Louisiana, Bristol Beacon, and The Mount Without, have added to her reputation.

This summer marked another step forward with the release of her single “Wait for Me,” a collaboration with producer Outrage and now, with an upcoming EP set for release next year, she now brings us a remix of the track. Taking the elegant writing of the original, the new remix reframes the song in an airy and wholly absorbing soundscape, rolling back the lively charge of the breakbeat drums to cast “Wait for Me” in a more downtempo, trip hop-tinged setting.

Opened by the graceful flutter of warm piano notes, AUGUST’s soulful vocals glide in with lines of “don’t wait for me” as the gentle swell of string textures wraps around her alluring voice. Gradually building with the echo of pattering percussive shots and stacked vocal layers, the track floats with immersive instrumental elements and mesmeric vocal performance. Progressing through moments of instrumental passages, the rattle of shuffling drums injects a steady groove as the arrangement twists and turns through a dreamy scene.

Peppered with flashes of crisp hi hats and brimming with dazzling vocal performance, it’s a stunning rework of her sensational single that captures the song in an exciting new framework. Now recognised by the Music Producers Guild as an emerging producer to watch and with her forthcoming EP on the horizon, we can’t wait to see what AUGUST has in store next on her unique and highly compelling musical adventure.

Listen to Wait for Me (AUGUST Remix) below

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