Selected by Nick Hakim

The world that Nick Hakim’s music sits in is full of oxymorons – melancholic happiness, lost hope and calm psychedelia that washes over you.

Hakim’s latest album, ‘Will This Make Me Good’, is a perfect example of this intersection where Nick creates his sonic universes. Exploring Hakim’s subconscious with the lyricism in ‘Will This Make Me Good’ is transcendent within itself – sometimes the music you listen to guides into your own realm, however, with Hakim’s music, it thrusts you into his world and your own world simultaneously.

With a soulful emotive voice, Hakim’s work has a sensibility of nostalgia intertwined throughout his tracks – modern and old at all once, Hakim’s truly an idiosyncratic artist that creates his music as a form of escapism.

We caught up with Nick back in March, just before the release of his album (pre-lockdown). With crazy times still happening in the world, we caught up with Nick again and asked him to curate a playlist of songs that he can’t stop playing for your listening pleasure below.