London-based singer Cherri V has been bubbling on the RnB and soul scene over the past year, dropping milky cuts like ‘Swimming’ with RoxXxan and ‘Leave Me Be’. She has now released her new EP Brown Eyed Soul Vol. 1. Comprised of 8 songs, musically the EP embodies jazz-laced soul, tropical pop, Hip-Hop and more. Enlisting the production talents of Hannah V, XVR BLCK and Da BeatFreakz, the record also features guest appearances by Terri Walker and Sincerely Wilson. Taking the sound of soul and continuing to stretch it outwards, Brown Eyed Soul Vol. 1 simultaneously keeps the core tradition of RnB whilst erasing any placed boundaries on the genre.

Touching on Brown Eyed Soul Vol. 1, Cherri V stated:

“This EP has been shaped over the course of 18 months, and I’ve been very free to express myself, working alongside producers that gave me the room to do that. My aim is to always create music that is uniquely ‘Cherri V’, and tell my own stories. I’m inspired by my own personal experiences – the good, painful and indifferent – as well as pressing social issues, but whatever my truth is in that moment, is what you’re going to get.

I called the record ‘Brown Eyed Soul Vol. 1’ to put a spin on the term ‘blue eyed soul’. I don’t think Black artists get enough credit for creating this genre of music, which comes the most natural to us – whether you want to call it urban, R&B or Soul. The title of the EP is important to me because I wanted to highlight the importance of black artists being credited for the beauty of ‘Brown Eyed Soul’.

We all too often see other artists propped up and celebrated for pushing urban, R&B and Soul music forward, but the artists that have grown, lived & breathed this sound from an early stage still get overlooked. ‘Blue Eyed Soul’ is regularly elevated over all else, and I wanted to put a spin on that, to make sure our own ‘Brown Eyed’ soul comes to the forefront and continues to be celebrated.”