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Rawle Isn’t Just Dropping an Album—He’s

Cracking His Soul Wide Open on 'Echoes of Rawle'

[as originally published on buzz-music.com]

Let’s get this straight: Echoes of Rawle isn’t your typical soft-focus, candle-lit R&B project. It’s not about romantic drama or Instagram-worthy heartbreak. This is deeper, messier, and more human than that. Rawle, the Guyanese-Canadian singer who’s already racked up over 1.25 million streams as an indie artist, is done performing for outside validation. He’s going inward, and he’s taking us with him.

The upcoming EP is a concept album, but not in the pretentious, over-intellectualized way some artists try to frame healing. Nah, Rawle’s version is cinematic and raw, like watching someone rip the drywall off their emotional foundation. Each track is tied to a room in what he calls the House of Echoes, a symbolic mansion representing his inner world. Inside are grief, shame, joy, desire, and ultimately, power. This isn’t about self-help. It’s about survival. Remembering the versions of yourself you abandoned just to keep moving.

And it all starts with Unconditional, a slow-burning, soul-drenched opener that feels less like a track and more like a prayer. Not to a partner. To his mom. To the divine. To the parts of himself that kept him alive even when he felt invisible. It’s warm, grounded, and timeless. A reminder that the love we’re really searching for? We’ve had it all along; we just forgot to look inward.

The visuals hit just as hard. In the Unconditional video, you see Rawle side-by-side with his younger self, moving through a regal, spiritual space. It’s not flashy, it’s sacred. Add in the presence of Lisa Wu as a spiritual guide, and it becomes something more than a video. It’s a ceremony.

What Rawle’s doing with Echoes of Rawle is rare in today’s R&B/pop space. He’s not just making music to vibe to; he’s building a mirror for anyone brave enough to look at their own reflection.