Following his mother’s lead— who was a jazz singer and bassist— Ray Wills is daring to make delicate yet powerful indie music evocative of the likes of Radiohead and Jeff Buckley.
The 18 year old just out of sixth form guitarist has already impressed his affecting style of alt soul indebted indie music to the masses with his recent well-received performance at BBC Introducing.
At such a young age the songwriter is deceptively prolific, with 50 songs uploaded to his SoundCloud, suggesting a wealth and depth to his material that reaches beyond his formative years.