Nao launches  debut album, “For All We know” at Kamio in East London

On Thursday, after a long wait and to a packed-out room of fans and industry folk alike, NAO unveiled her debut album ‘For We All Know’ in glorious fashion.

When the doors at Kamio opened an hour before the curtain call, Nao was waiting. Walking through the crowd, the young singer personally greeted all the “early birds,” chatting with the assembled groups to thank them for coming out. This not only gave the whole evening an amazing atmosphere, it also shows just why everyone in the crowd was so happy to be there to celebrate this milestone in Nao’s career.

Having already released a slew of tracks, including one as a guest voice for Disclosure on single “Super Ego”, Nao has already built up an avid following. Throw in performances at festivals such as; Glastonbury, Field Day and Future Festival and a mention as Annie Mac’s hottest record for her single “Bad Blood” and Nao’s got herself a reputation before her debut album is even out! Oh yeah, and she’s already conquered Jools with a triumphant performance of ‘Girlfriend’.

The album itself holds a whole load of goodies with 14 full length songs that show off what Nao has to offer as an artist, from nostalgic soul to modern chill-step. In between there are also some “voice memo’s” which are snippet recordings of Nao in the studio with her team planning out the tracks.

Another standout feature on the album, is that some of the songs, such as “Happy” and “Adore You” have note and lyric combinations that match, the voice memos serving as interludes between each. Live, Nao ran through highlights from the project, proving that her unique voice is just as good in person as it is on wax, by the end there wasn’t a still body in the room, such is the power of groove of For All We Know.

It isn’t too often that you get album that seems like a whole cohesive piece of work instead of a list of an artist’s best songs but ‘For All We Know’ proves there’s still life in the format, transitioning from track to track and idea to idea seamlessly, both on record and in person.