Single Review: Find A Way Feat. Jarna

Big ups to the multi-genre production team of EDY for this inventive, crisp and clear production take on contemporary RnB.

They’ve already hit the sweet spot with rising star and recent university graduate Chris Bates, with Say The Word and have done it again on his latest single Find A Way, featuring Jarna.

Find A Way has a lovely clipped acoustic guitar melody and a stripped back but steady beat. The vocal swings and sways from mid to high note like a gentle summer breeze. The sweetly refreshing vocals of Jarna flutter in on the chorus, which gives the overall effect of a call and response conversation. It’s a gentle push-pull though emphasising lyrics that “explore the idea of modern technology in our social lives and how it can get in the way of friends and loved ones”.

Bates has the kind of voice that’s persuasive rather than direct, that’s seductive rather than primal. It’s a stunningly effective “musical marriage” with Jarna, who keeps impressing with a steady stream of singles in 2020.

Find A Way is due for release on 21 August 2020, and it could well be Bates’ ‘graduation’ song.