SE9 Part 1 & 2
Skye Newman
SE9 Part 1 & 2 is a combined two-part project by South London singer-songwriter Skye Newman, released on Columbia Records. The title draws from the postcode of Newman's childhood home in Southeast London — the SE9 area covering Eltham, Mottingham, and New Eltham in the Royal Borough of Greenwich — framing the entire project as a deeply autobiographical portrait of place and personal history. Part 1 arrived in October 2025 as a six-track EP, breaking Newman into the UK Top 20 and earning a BPI Silver certification, while Part 2 followed in May 2026 — by which point Newman had already received two BRIT Award nominations and won the BBC Sound of 2026. The combined edition brings both halves together on a single limited-edition vinyl release, with exclusive bonus tracks including "Blood" and an acoustic version of "Too Far South."
Across the fourteen tracks, Newman processes her teenage years and early adulthood through vocals that critics have consistently compared to Adele in their emotional directness and power. Part 1 tells "stories I had experienced throughout my teenage and childhood years," moving through bad relationships ("FU & UF"), close friendships ("Hairdresser"), and the trauma of her upbringing ("Family Matters"), while Part 2 pivots toward resilience and self-determination — songs like "Woman I Am" and "Walk" signal a deliberate turn toward chosen family and hard-won independence. As Newman has put it, Part 2 is about "choosing yourself," and the arc of the combined project traces a convincing journey from vulnerability and survival to something approaching strength, making SE9 Part 1 & 2 one of the more complete and emotionally coherent debut statements in recent British R&B and soul.
SE9 Part 1 & 2
Skye Newman
SE9 Part 1 & 2 is a combined two-part project by South London singer-songwriter Skye Newman, released on Columbia Records. The title draws from the postcode of Newman's childhood home in Southeast London — the SE9 area covering Eltham, Mottingham, and New Eltham in the Royal Borough of Greenwich — framing the entire project as a deeply autobiographical portrait of place and personal history. Part 1 arrived in October 2025 as a six-track EP, breaking Newman into the UK Top 20 and earning a BPI Silver certification, while Part 2 followed in May 2026 — by which point Newman had already received two BRIT Award nominations and won the BBC Sound of 2026. The combined edition brings both halves together on a single limited-edition vinyl release, with exclusive bonus tracks including "Blood" and an acoustic version of "Too Far South."
Across the fourteen tracks, Newman processes her teenage years and early adulthood through vocals that critics have consistently compared to Adele in their emotional directness and power. Part 1 tells "stories I had experienced throughout my teenage and childhood years," moving through bad relationships ("FU & UF"), close friendships ("Hairdresser"), and the trauma of her upbringing ("Family Matters"), while Part 2 pivots toward resilience and self-determination — songs like "Woman I Am" and "Walk" signal a deliberate turn toward chosen family and hard-won independence. As Newman has put it, Part 2 is about "choosing yourself," and the arc of the combined project traces a convincing journey from vulnerability and survival to something approaching strength, making SE9 Part 1 & 2 one of the more complete and emotionally coherent debut statements in recent British R&B and soul.