50mething – Slowly through the night
50mething's 'Slowly through the night' is a real alt-r&b highlight this summer, transforming personal struggle into a real stunner
50mething opens with this one with a vocal that carries real weight. 'Slowly through the night' builds from sparse, intimate production into something warm and enveloping, layering soft synths and gentle rhythmic pulses beneath a voice that knows what it is singing about. It's only been a few days since his last banger, and 50mething continues his incredible run of form with this one. The track moves through darkness without wallowing in it, finding pockets of light in the arrangement that mirror the lyrical push toward hope. A trademark 'blue eyed 'soul quality to the delivery, and it's proof that his production and arrangement skills continue to build. Stunning alternative R&B, tender and resilient in equal measure.
50mething works out of Ealing, England, bringing a life's worth of experience to every track. A former dancer and garden builder, he came to music later than most, starting this project at 58 with nothing to lose and everything to say. The single arrived alongside a place on a clinical trial following a cancer diagnosis in 2024, and two years on, he remains a living testament to perseverance. It's clearly another banger in 50mething's cannon, and he definitely is just getting started.