RAIN OF JULY

Sabah Kenway's third official single 'Rain of July' is a laid back, old-school r&b inspired track explaining the ups and downs that all relationships face no matter how seemingly perfect. Opening the song with the line “can you weather the storm?” indicates that there are questions being asked as to wether or not the person in question can still handle the relationship despite its issues. Packed with elements of jazz and neo-soul such as the use of a saxophone in the song’s break down section, provides the listeners with an air of nostalgia whilst also appealing to modern day r&b lovers.

Written circa 2017/2018 alongside fellow London based musician Jordan Grant, ‘Rain of July’ was one of Sabah’s first projects as an artist and was fundamental in shaping and finding her own individual sound and style. A few years later in 2020, Sabah approached London based rapper/producer SFROMWEST who also produced the UK Garage remix of her second single 'Over', came together alongside Kenway and Grant in creating this dreamy, atmospheric take on the average r&b love song.

MUSIC VIDEO

The music video was filmed mainly filmed in Brighton, specifically the pier and was shot, directed and edited by London based photographers / videographers Melissa Cofie and Richie Mafwa.

The idea behind this video was to provide the viewer with a front row seat into the journey of this relationship, a look into the best times that can be seen represented by the dreamy beach setting and sunshine, and then later on in the video, represented by the contrasting switch in mood and lighting which represents the darker, more challenging moments.

Inspired by cinematic cult classics such as ‘Buffalo 66’ and ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ this video does not only serve as a visual aid for ‘Rain of July’ but also should be appreciated in its own right as its own short film.