"I'm Every Woman" is a song by American singer Chaka Khan,released in September 1978 by Warner Bros. as her debut solo single from her first album,Chaka (1978). It was Khan's first hit outside her recordings with the funk band Rufus. "I'm Every Woman" was produced by Arif Mardin and written by the successful songwriting team Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson. The single established Chaka's career outside the group Rufus,whom she would leave after their eighth studio album,Masterjam,was released in late 1979.
Matthew James Firth Coleman,better known by his stage name MJ Cole,is an English garage DJ,recording artist,record producer and remixer.
Won't Go Quietly is the second studio album from British recording artist Example. It was released as a digital download on 20 June 2010,with the physical release the following day. Noted producers that helped with the album include Calvin Harris,Sub Focus and Chase &Status. As of December 2012,the album has sold 265,000 copies in the UK.
Rene Pais,better known by his stage name Syn Cole,is an Estonian DJ and record producer.
"Unlock It" is a 2017 song by Charli XCX featuring Kim Petras and Jay Park from XCX's mixtape Pop 2. Released as the second teaser from that mixtape either side of "Out of My Head" featuring Tove Lo and Alma and "I Got It" featuring Cupcakke,Brooke Candy,and Pabllo Vittar,the track samples A. G. Cook's "Beautiful" and was premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show the day of release. Reviewers praised the song,especially its lyrics. A mashup of the song with Tinashe's "Superlove" went viral on TikTok in 2021,shortly after which XCX renamed the track "Unlock It (Lock It)" to fan discontent. In 2022,Piri &Tommy released a cover that Vice rated as the 14th best song of 2022.
"Sincere" is the debut single by English UK garage musician MJ Cole,released in 1998. It features Nova Casper and Jay Dee on vocals. The song initially peaked at No. 38 on the UK Singles Chart,but a re-release in 2000 containing new mixes proved even more successful,peaking at No. 13. It also reached No. 1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.
"Words" is a song by Swedish DJ and producer Alesso,featuring vocals from fellow Swedish singer Zara Larsson. It was released on 22 April 2022 by 10:22PM and Astralwerks. "Words" was written and produced by Alesso,with co-writing from Larsson,Karen Ann Poole and Becky Hill. Further production was provided by Hampus Lindvall,who produced Larsson's vocals. The song received mostly positive reviews from critics and reached number 5 in Sweden and the top 40 in Flanders,Croatia,Hungary,the Netherlands,Norway,Poland and the United Kingdom.
Piri &Tommy are an English drum and bass duo,formed in 2021. The group are formed of Sophie "Piri" McBurnie and Tommy Villiers. The pair charted at number 99 on the UK Singles Chart with their single "On &On". They released their debut mixtape froge.mp3 in October 2022.
Sophie Leigh McBurnie,known professionally as Piri,is an English musician. Born in Rochdale in Greater Manchester,she is half of the band Piri &Tommy and an original member of the female and genderqueer collective Loud LDN.
"On &On" is a liquid drum and bass song by Piri &Tommy,from their mixtape Froge.mp3. Released on 28 July 2022 on Polydor Records,the track was written after the pair attended that year's Parklife Festival. The song premiered as BBC Radio 1's "Hottest Record"song charted at No. 99 on the UK Singles Chart and received positive reception,with Time Out,The Forty Five,NME,and Billboard rating it on their year-end best of lists. A music video was released on 12 October 2022 to promote Froge.mp3.
"Soft Spot" is a liquid drum and bass song,first released independently on 4 June 2021,where it was credited to Piri. After she paid six TikTok creators to promote the song,the song was used in a video of a creator making a Japanese bench,which caused the song to go viral on that platform. Around this time,the track went viral on Spotify after featuring on the platform's "Fresh Finds" playlist. For this,EMI signed her and her producer Tommy Villiers and re-released the track under the name Piri &Tommy Villiers. The song appeared on the pair's 2022 mixtape Froge.mp3.
"Beachin" is a jungle track by Piri &Tommy. Originally intended for late October 2021,the track was eventually released on 28 January 2022 through EMI as their second single from Froge.mp3. The track describes a trip the pair had taken to Formby beach and ends with a spoken word section discussing the creation of sand sculptures. The track received positive reception from Matthew Perpetua and from reviewers from Clash and The Sunday Times. Skream later released an abstract remix of the song.
"Updown" is a hyperpop song single by Piri &Tommy Villiers. Released on 17 February 2023 on Polydor Records,the song was written about cowgirl sex and was performed during live sets prior to release. Upon release,the song received airplay from BBC Radio 1 and Capital Dance and was reviewed by reviewers from LeftLion,Impact,Dancing Bears,and Clash. A music video was released on 2 March.
Froge.mp3 is the debut mixtape by Piri &Tommy. Released on 21 October 2022 and on vinyl on 22 April 2023 on Polydor Records,the mixtape contains "Sunlight",previous singles "Soft Spot","Beachin","Words",and "On &On",focus track "Say It",and six additional tracks. The album was promoted by both Froge.tour,a nine-date tour,and Froge.tv,a twelve-episode YouTube Shorts series. Critical reception was broadly positive,with Gigwise describing the album as the 45th best album of 2022,NME rating it amongst the twenty best mixtapes and EPs of 2022,and Ellie Dixon rating it as her favourite album of the year. Additionally,the mixtape charted at No. 13 on the UK Dance Albums Chart.
"Nice 2 Me",sometimes referred to as "Nice to Me",is a 2023 single by Piri and Tommy Villiers. Released 24 May 2023 on Polydor Records,the song is about wanting to be treated nicely in a relationship,and received positive critical reception. It featured on Spotify's "Planet Rave" playlist,and has been performed at Piri &Tommy and Piri concerts.
Froge.tour is a nine-date tour by the English band Piri &Tommy. Released to promote their mixtape Froge.mp3,the tour began on 2 November 2022 at Belgrave Music Hall and ended on 19 November 2022 at The Warehouse Project. Sets included most of Froge.mp3,several future singles,and cover versions of Chic's "Everybody Dance" and Crystal Waters's "Gypsy Woman". Their Brighton gig was opened by Coupdekat,while their London gig was opened by Maisi and contained pole dancing and Parthenope. These three gigs were between them reviewed by Alexis Petridis and reviewers from LeftLion,Brighton &Hove News,and Gigwise,who gave what they saw a mixed reception.
Maisie Harriet Brand Bourke,known professionally as Maisi,is a British musician and social media personality from south-east London. The daughter of Jo Brand,she co-founded Loud LDN,a collective of women and non-binary musicians,and has released several singles,one EP,supported Piri &Tommy on their Froge.tour and Micheal Aldag on his 2024 UK Tour. Her attempts at addressing her boyfriend's restrictive eating went viral on TikTok. She also runs her own club night,the Cxnty School Disco and has DJed all over the country.
Thomas George Villiers is an English musician from Saffron Walden. After being introduced to dance music via his brother,he began producing drum and bass tracks and uploading them to SoundCloud. While at the Royal Northern College of Music,he joined See Thru Hands and cofounded Porij,with whom he released one and two EPs respectively. In mid-2020,he formed Piri &Tommy with Piri,with whom he released the mixtape Froge.mp3,which they promoted with Froge.tour,and several singles including "Soft Spot","Beachin","On &On","Feel It","Updown",and "Nice 2 Me". He also played Scotty in the music video for Wet Leg's "Ur Mum" and has released several singles including a remix of LF System's "Afraid to Feel".
Charlie Helen Deakin Davies is a British musician from Walkern. They have released an EP,Green,under the name DIDI,and the singles "Easy" featuring Piri and "Bumped in the Head" featuring Ellie Dixon as Charlieeeee. They have also co-written the Gary Barlow song "Let's Get Drunk" from the album Music Played by Humans,co-produced the Ellie Dixon song "Swing",the Kate Dimbleby album Songbirds,and the compilation album The F Spot Femme Fatales,directed the Piri &Tommy tour Froge.tour,and supported China Crisis. They joined Loud LDN in August 2024.
Porij are an English four-piece band formed in Manchester in 2019 after meeting at the Royal Northern College of Music. At the time,the band consisted of Tommy Villiers,Tom Donaldson,James Middleton,and Scout Moore. Villiers and Donaldson later left and were replaced by guitarist Jacob Maguire and drummer Nathan Carroll. They have released the EPs Breakfast,Baby Face,and Outlines,before supporting Coldplay for four Manchester gigs of their Music of the Spheres World Tour in mid-2023. They released their debut album,Teething,in April 2024,which was received positively by DIY,The Line of Best Fit,NME,Dork,and Clash,but not The Guardian.
