• Collaborated with De La Soul on their new latest release Cabin In The Sky with a standout vocal feature on track 'Just How It Is (Sometimes)', putting Gareth in (a literal) roll call with Nas, Killer Mike, Q Tip, Slick Rick, Bilal & Common
• Album features eight times Grammy-nominated Howard Lawrence from UK duo Disclosure on track Extraordinary
• The album is a non-traditional break-up album, both romantic & otherwise, as Gareth navigates big changes with a renewed maturity
• Extraordinary was borne out of multiple sessions at Jazzy Jeff's Writing Retreat, with an emphasis on Collaboration & Community
• Previous release gained support across all three key BBC Radio Stations with talk ups from Jamie Callum at BBC Radio 2, CassKid at BBC Radio 1 & huge support from New Music Fix, including a live-in-studio session for BBC 6Music

True to its name, Extraordinary, Gareth Donkin's second album widens the scale of his virtuosic soul-pop songcraft not just on a sonic level, but in a profoundly personal way. A step wiser and more confident, fresh off a feature on De La Soul's new album, the London-based singer-songwriter and producer lets go of past constructs to celebrate the present tense with his most sophisticated, vast, and dazzling work to date, nodding to disco, R&B, and funk greats with playful charisma and modern sheen.

He says, "Extraordinary is about taking ownership of your life, embracing new experiences and adventure."

Donkin's 2023 breakthrough debut, Welcome Home, resonated from BBC Radio to Billboard ("a soul-savant") and brought him to SXSW for the first time. Yet the season was marked by setbacks and heartbreak. First, he reached for fantasy with the cathartic Suite Escape EP. Then, in a clearer headspace, he enlisted a dream ensemble to realize his next vision, including ESME, Kiefer, UHMEER, Shaan Ramaprasad, and Disclosure's Howard Lawrence.

Donkin's made a name for himself as an old soul, one-man-band in the ilk of Prince and Stevie Wonder, often seen on socials assembling songs with mystifying ease. Like past work, Extraordinary captures this undeniable talent and charm. What sets the record apart is the expanse in which these virtues shine. "It just sounds bigger, more current," he adds. From unifying anthems to drama-shedding declarations, Donkin unlocks the kind of optimism that can only come from hard work on yourself.

Tracklisting:

1. Out Here

2. Where Did We Go? (feat. Kiefer)

3. Never Gonna Break Your Heart

4. Sing, Everybody

5. Please Don't Give Up!

6. Imagine

7. Half Shuffle

8. Running Away

9. Play the Game (feat. UHMEER)

10. Don't Be So Hard On Yourself

11. I Need You (feat. ESME)

12. Extraordinary

13. Hello Sunrise