“They tried to drown me, but I bloomed.”
The needle drops on a new frequency—and it’s raw, vulnerable, and alive.
Little Simz returns with Lotus, her most emotionally exposed work to date. This isn’t just an album—it’s a reckoning, a reclamation, a reminder that growth doesn’t come from comfort. It comes from breaking roots, shedding collaborators, and blooming in the mud.
You can feel it in the bass that rumbles like distant thunder, in the lyrics that strike with the precision of truth. This is the sound of someone stepping out of the shadows and into their own light—solo, scarred, and unshakably sure of herself.
🎙️ The Breakup That Made Her
Lotus blooms out of a break—not a romantic one, but a creative one.
After parting ways with longtime producer Inflo (of Grey Area and Sometimes I Might Be Introvert), Simz teamed up with Miles James, and what they created together is jagged, jazzed-out, and utterly free. The result? Simz, front and center, no longer cloaked in orchestral smoke.
This is her control album.
Her lemonade.
Her stripped-down soul, unsweetened.
🔥 Track by Track – Vinyl-Ready Highlights
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“Thief” kicks the door in with venom and poetry. The guitar buzzes like a wasp caught in glass. Simz spits truth like gospel through gritted teeth.
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“Flood” (with Obongjayar and Moonchild Sanelly) rides heavy percussion and emotional weight—like a storm that cleanses rather than destroys.
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“Young” lets her exhale. A cheeky punk nod, it brings balance to the fire—like a B-side that makes you grin mid-burn.
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“Blue” (with Sampha) floats in and hollows you out. If you've ever driven home in silence after a goodbye, this one’s for you.
🧠VNYL Vibe Check
Drop this album into a VNYL session and suddenly the mood gets real. These tracks belong in categories like:
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Mixtape Confessions – “Play a track that helped you out of a bad place.”
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Basement Party – “What song do you play when it’s just you and the truth?”
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Certified Classic (in the making) – “Drop a track that’ll age like wine, not hype.”
You want real music? Put on Lotus. Let the silence after each verse breathe. Let the lyrics hang in the air like incense. Let Simz remind you: it’s okay to bloom late, bloom loud, bloom alone.
🎯 Final Needle Drop
Lotus isn’t background music. It’s front-row, face-to-face, fully present. It makes you reflect on who you are without the people who used to define you. It asks hard questions and gives no easy answers.
And that’s why we’re spinning it.
Over here at VNYL.GAMES, we don’t just play music. We feel it.
Now excuse us while we cue up “Flood” for the third time and sip something cold.
Your turn: What track shook you the most?
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