Southampton, England native
Will Ozanne introduced his
Gang Colours alias in 2010 with "No Clear Reason," a bright and dreamy cross between downtempo electronica and U.K. garage, on
Gilles Peterson's sixth Brownswood Bubblers compilation.
In Your Gut Like a Knife, a four-track EP highlighted by the somber,
Whitney Houston-sampling title track, was released the following year on Brownswood. The producer and vocalist's first full-length,
The Keychain Collection, arrived in February 2012 and was geared more toward home listening than club play. Lead single "Fancy Restaurant" featured a sensitive, low-key vocal from
Ozanne and earned comparisons to
James Blake.
Invisible in Your City, featuring a guest appearance from
Lulu James on "Why Didn't You Call?," followed in September 2013. ~ Andy Kellman