Soulful sounds will fill the air when Son Little takes the stage this week.
The singer-songwriter will headline a show at Dust in Brighton on April 19, as part of his current tour.
Son Little, whose real name is Aaron Livingston, is touring in support of his latest album CITYFOLK, a project shaped by a journey of personal and ancestral discovery across the American South.
Speaking about the experience, Son Little said: “Just by showing up it brought something out.
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“I realized, in moving here, that my mother’s people all came from this area, from South Carolina, Georgia–I thought a lot about how interesting it was that I would just sort of gravitate and migrate to a place where I had history.”
The musician has previously collaborated with legendary artists such as Mavis Staples and The Roots and has toured with Black Pumas, Kelis and Mumford & Sons.
Ben Tanner, a two-time Grammy-winner and member of Alabama Shakes, co-produced CITYFOLK and praised Son Little’s genre-blending style.
Mr Tanner said: “There’s lots of hip hop influence and more modern R&B and indie rock.
“I think the musicality that he’s bringing to being like a singer-songwriter is unique and different from anybody I’m really aware of.