Vocalist August Charles and producer/arranger Blue Lab Beats bring soulful comfort on “Until The Morning” - stretching warmth across every note. August sings in slow bloom, his voice easing through a jazzy baritone into something breezy and up close. Behind him, Blue Lab Beats keep the track warm and swinging with Rhodes keys spilling out like porch light in the dark while the drums move with this loose, fraction-of-a-second sway.
Jazz guitar runs curl into the chorus just as August's stacked harmonies swell like an instrument all into themselves. Then he glides into “We’ll go out until the morning / when the sun begins to shine”--a line that sounds like an offering and a plan all at once. It’s gentle but grounded, like the night’s been heavy but there’s still time to find some peace inside it now that they’ve outlasted the worry and a new day's sun has reset the page. And when Charles slips a little grit into his soothing tone, the production answers with a clean little riff that loops in and tightens the frame without clamping the ease that runs through the whole cut.
There’s something steady and low-lit about the whole thing, like a soul record that knew it wanted to brush up against a bit of smooth jazz from the jump. August lets the air sit in the middle of the mix, while Blue Lab nudges the rhythm along with a relaxed hand and an ear for detail. "Until The Morning" is all soft glow and unforced ease, the kind of track that holds its weight by staying light on its feet.
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