Whatever The Weather

Loraine James is known for twisting various forms of club music, R&B, and hip-hop under her own name, but her work as Whatever the Weather occupies a different sonic space, mainly focusing on ambient and IDM. The project's self-titled debut appeared in 2022, blending subtle glitches with weightless vocals, and punctuated by the occasional flurry of frantic breakbeats. The London native released her first album, Detail, in 2017, but received far more exposure when For You and I, a deeply personal tribute to her upbringing, was released by Hyperdub in 2019. Her subsequent relea...