Video Premiere: Yaadcore Needs You to “Say That You Love Me”

<figure><iframe loading="lazy" width="500" height="281" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_KwJ9_Pa16I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></figure> <p> <br> Coming up as a DJ before making his mark as the main attraction, Yaadcore demonstrates his skills as a reggae vocalist with an expressive performance on “Say That You Love Me.” Released as a single last Friday on Munich-based Oneness Records, the song shares its riddim with the rest of the compilation, <em>City Riddim</em>, but Yaadcore’s melodic sensibilities and economical writing make the tune all his own. Oh, and the video sure doesn’t hurt: Just after the three-minute mark Yaadcore unfurls his truly glorious dreads. <br> </p> <p>Yaadcore’s full-length album<em> Reggaeland</em> is due out Feb. 3, 2022<em>, </em>coming out on the <strong>12 Yaad</strong> label and <a href="http://www.deliciousvinylisland.com/"><strong>Delicious Vinyl Island</strong></a>, the new Caribbean music imprint from iconic L.A. indie label, Delicious Vinyl. Buzz has been building with the release of “Nyquil (Spliff Light A Spliff),” and other singles but “Say That You Love Me” is a new gear from the Mandeville, Jamaica-born artist, a pleading, vulnerable love song, a yearning narration sold by Yaadcore’s vocals.<br> </p> <p>As a DJ, festival runner and label runner, this is his world. With the collaboration with Lee Scratch Perry and the Green Lion Crew, and a reworking of 1982’s “Police in Helicopter” that featured Jah9, already in the can, Yaadcore has demonstrated his roots beyond on a doubt, but with “Say That You Love Me” he’s showing his range. <br> </p> <p><a href="https://orcd.co/cityriddim">Check out the full <em>City Riddim</em> compilation here</a> and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/yaadcore" target="_blank">keep an ear to Yaadcore's Soundcloud page</a>.</p>