Music / Q+A20/20 Visions: Sasha KeableCaramel-voiced Keable on re-energising R&B and signing a 5-album, big label contractShareLink copied ✔️July 30, 2013MusicQ+ATextOwen MyersPhotographyRachel ChandlerStylingEmma Wyman There’s a lot riding on R&B innovator Sasha Keable, who guested on Disclosure’s Settle and is currently working with Justin Parker and Dev Hynes on her own debut album, but the Wandsworth girl’s not phased. “The best thing about being 19 is not having much responsibility,” grins the caramel-voiced teen, who signed a five-album deal with Polydor last year. “I mean, it’s not like having a mortgage!” Her excellent debut EP, Black Book, shows that she’s as at home riding glacial, modern dance beats as the strut of new jack swing – but while ’93 heros like Wu-Tang and Souls of Mischief are formative influences, there’s much to excite her about London’s current scene too. “It’s so hard not to go out nowadays – there’s always some rave going down close to home!” 1993 POP QUIZ Patricia Arquette or Demi Moore?Demi Moore. Nirvana or Smashing Pumpkins?Nirvana. Wu Tang or A Tribe Called Quest?Wu Tang. Edward Furlong or Christian Slater?Christian Slater. Poetic Justice or Menace II Society?Menace II Society. Jurassic Park or Groundhog Day?Jurassic Park. Trainspotting or The Virgin Suicides?Trainspotting. Beavis or Butthead?Beavis. Kate Moss or Naomi Campbell?Kate Moss. Mortal Kombat or Super Mario Bros?Super Mario Bros. Young and beautiful or old and wise?Old and Wise. Dalston or Peckham?Peckham. Lollapalooza or LOLZ?Lollapalooza. RuPaul or Ron Jeremy?Hahaha Ron Jeremy ALWAYS. Retro or future?Future. Drunk or sober?Drunk. War or peace?Peace. Night or day?Night. Party or bullshit?Party4Eva. printed leather jacket and large chain necklaces by CHANEL; thin chain necklace SASHA's own Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREWatch: Lil Uzi Vert doesn’t believe we’re in realityWatch: beabadoobee on AI slop, the Gen Z stare and Zayn Malikfakemink: ‘I’m the Eminem of the UK underground’Ass, miso soup and furries: beabadoobee’s 5 most chaotic online momentsbeabadoobee: ‘You’ve got to embrace the fuck-ups and the failures’ GucciEsDeeKid, Fakemink and more shut down Gucci’s AW26 afterpartyThe most revealing lyrics on Harry Styles’ new albumThe rise of EsDeeKid in 5 tracksWatch: Oklou on favourite films, parenthood, and how to say her nameA starter pack guide to the lore of 2hollis‘The internet was a bad parent to me’: 2hollis and Arca in conversation6 times Lil Uzi Vert pushed rap forwardEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy