From the age of 15 Maya Delilah has been publicly displaying her effortlessly dreamy vocals and knack for endearing lyricism. In 2014 she was a finalist in The Mayor of London’s Gigs Big Busk, the UK’s biggest annual street music competition. She continued to perfect her craft at London’s prestigious Brit School and has been steadily releasing singles and EP’s since 2020 to an audience of over 300,000 monthly Spotify listeners.

Her early 2020 single ‘Tangerine Dream’ remains a firm fan-favourite, a hazily-produced R&B love song with a hypnotic swing and groove, warm splashes of synths and a slick guitar solo closer comparable to that of a Tom Misch track.

However, her latest collection of songs feel like a step into a new era with a lean towards more organic methods of instrumentation, ‘Necklace’ brings folk and acoustic elements into Maya’s signature blend of airy R&B and pop, the stunning final product has an expansive sound, with meandering washed guitar that wouldn’t sound out of place on a Khruangbin track.

‘Silver Lining’ goes a step further; the rolling percussion and upbeat guitar rhythm carry the instrumentals in the absence of synthesisers. The only remnant of Maya’s typical sound being the subtle vocal effects she often uses to add an extra dimension of depth to her voice. It feels an assured and thoughtful demonstration of an artist unafraid to innovate and challenge perceptions of their typical sound, keeping fans wondering what the first full length project might sound like if and when it arrives.