Joey XL & KC Clarke Find "Friday Love" In Smooth Post Summer Hit

Themis Gkiosasi
Sep 11, 2020
1 min read

Joey XL is back with a new record this time with KC Clarke by his side, bringing a refreshing perspective to male vocalists from the UK and showing us that he is truly becoming a master of his sound. This song is ready to bring some heat to the tail end of an almost non existent summer.

Titled ‘Friday Love’, it is Joey’s first collaboration of the year after a stunning string of solo releases. Featuring KC Clarke of eclectic London art collective Last Night in Paris, with production by Daniel Zenith, Exavier, and Fwdslxsh, it brings the perfect vibes for this year's summer’s end, a very sweet treat that’s bound to thoroughly intoxicate you.

Reminiscent of a late summer party, the song features classic Joey XL harmonies and ad-libs, the lyrics seemingly cruising along the exotic and smooth production. KC Clarke’s verse completes the track with his sultry voice and promiscuous themes and the pair’s musical chemistry successfully turning up the heat as the summer winds down.

Joey XL keeps evolving as an artist and is showing no signs of slowing down. His constantly growing and consistently loyal fan-base remains always hungry for more, and Joey is keen to deliver. Joey is expected to only continue getting bigger and better, so you definitely want to keep your eye on him. Joey has been previously featured on platforms such as Dummy Mag, Hilly Dilly, RnBass, New Wave and Reprezent.

Listen to "Friday Love" here

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