British MC Loyle Carner delivers his rhymes with an intentional, poetic flow, buffered by warm jazzy production that recalls 1990s acid-jazz/hip-hop. He made his breakthrough debut in the late 2010s with the Mercury Prize-nominated Yesterday's Gone. Not Waving, But Drowning reached number three on the U.K. album chart, as did 2022's Hugo. He reflected on fatherhood with 2025's hopefully !, a more band-oriented album which he co-produced.
Born Benjamin Coyle-Larner in South London, he began recording demos that -- when passed to friends King Krule and Rejjie Snow -- earned him...