Jan 15, 2024

MANGA SAINT HILARE CALLS ON JME AND P MONEY FOR HIS EXPLOSIVE NEW SINGLE - "ALARM BELLS"

Manga calls on JME and P Money for his explosive new single, ‘Alarm Bells.’

Alongside this new single, Manga Saint Hilare announced his upcoming album ‘Everything Is Under Control’, due for release on February 16th.

This single comes off the back of a MOBO nomination for Manga for ‘Best Grime Act’. If anyone tries to question whether he deserves the award, they need only to listen to ‘Alarm Bells’. Manga finds dazzling flows over an incredible instrumental courtesy of MoreNight. The sentiment expressed in the chorus, “Different hype, different vibe, different heights, different mode, they said roll out for no p’s, so I didn’t go”, is a fantastic summary of the attitude Manga is beginning the new year with. P Money and JME deliver quality verses, as to be expected from two other heavyweights of grime.

After this, the second single from ‘Everything Is Under Control’, the hype is well and truly building. Interestingly, we’ve heard this new album will not just stick to grime, but take influence from genres such as Jungle, Amapiano and Breaks. Producer MoreNight has provided one of the best new grime instrumentals we’ve heard for some time on ‘Alarm Bells’. So, following this, we’re greatly excited to hear more from him across a variety of sounds.

Manga Saint Hilare is embarking on a UK tour in the near future, where this album will be played for the first time. As a seasoned live performer, Manga’s shows are always special. We’d recommend getting to your local date of his tour, as well as taking in ‘Alarm Bells’, and ‘Everything Is Under Control’ when it drops.

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