8 Women Who Are About To Pop: Alt-R&B Edition
4. Syron
British singer Syron has fully embraced pop’s house revival, perhaps doing it in the purest form out of anyone not named Azealia Banks right now. “Here” uses a beat that trickles like water, while the frenetic “Waterproof” employs a breakbeat straight out of a ’90s jungle rave. Since Syron’s voice has an effortless power that never seems to strain, it’s well-suited for both the clubby stuff and more souful fare.
The 20-year-old is currently in the studio cooking up new music, where we’ll find out which parts of the electro-R&B spectrum she snatches up.
