In September 2024, I had the chance to see one of my favourite artists perform live at The Royal Albert Hall. Jordan Rakei is a New Zealand–Australian musician currently based in London. I’ve always enjoyed his music, but his last two albums, What We Call Life (Spotify / Apple Music) and The Loop (Spotify / Apple Music), have been some of my most-played albums over the past few years.Honestly, The Loop took a few listens to fully click with me. But now, a few of the tracks are among my favourites. Friend or Foe and Hope and Dreams are two of my top tracks from the past 12 months.

While you might not have had the pleasure to be my plus-one to the gig back in September, luckily for you, the full concert film Jordan Rakei – Live From The Royal Albert Hall is now available on YouTube. This gig was one of the best I’ve seen in a while, with beautiful live orchestrations of his songs, a spectacular lighting show, all set in one of the UK’s finest venues. I can’t recommend watching it enough.

You can also listen to the live album too (Spotify / Apple Music).