Quinn Oulton & Col3trane - Lately

Quinn Oulton teams up with celebrated RnB artist Col3trane to explore the negative effects of regular, low-level alcohol consumption on ‘Lately’.

‘Lately’ further explores Quinn’s blend of alt-RnB, jazz, and innovative production, with bouncing, rhythmic vocal lines phasing into a conversation between voice and saxophone in the choruses. The song discusses the often-ignored negative impacts that casual drinking can have on our physical and mental states and the difficulties of saying no to drinking when it’s so deeply ingrained in our social lives. The collaboration came about after Quinn recorded saxophone for Col3trane, and the duo struck up a creative partnership.

On the track, Quinn says: "I started writing Lately one morning lying in bed after having a few drinks the night before. Not badly hungover, yet still feeling like getting out of bed was too much to handle. It made me realise how much of an impact even casual drinking can have on your physical and mental state. Cole resonated with this a lot, and he took it a step further in his verse - thinking about how casual drinking can easily become something much more serious if your habits go unchecked for too long.