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Shy One has really found the flow on her sophomore album, resulting in a beautiful listen that shows the width of her influences and how effortlessly she navigates between them.
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12" Vinyl
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Black 12" 140g vinyl version of Shy One's 'Mali' housed in shrinkwrap (complete with featured artist sticker) and black paper inner sleeves; pressed with care by Mother Tongue.
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12" Vinyl (Repress)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Repressed black 12" 140g vinyl version of Shy One's 'Mali' housed in shrinkwrap (complete with featured artist sticker) and black paper inner sleeves; pressed with care by Mother Tongue.
Includes unlimited streaming of Mali
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
London's Shy One presents her long-awaited second album 'Mali'.
So called after her given name, 'Mali' is a shimmering ode to personal artistic growth as well as the Black British and wider diasporic sonic lineage. It marks a period of clarity, following intuition and arriving at a sound that “feels more like her.”
An artist, globetrotting selector and award-winning NTS Radio host, Shy One has spent years refining her well-respected practice. Raised on pirate radio and shaped by the full spectrum of black music, all of these influences funnel into 'Mali'.
Across 10 tracks, her production prowess meets a now-finely tuned grip on sonic storytelling. Crafted alongside a powerful cast of Black British collaborators: photography from Ronan McKenzie and tightly mixed by CDR head honcho and educator, Tony Nwachukwu, plus album features from George Riley, Steve Spacek, Private Joy on the soulful “Moonlight” and James Massiah on “16 Hours”, which bops through a fitting celebration of the party and the afters.
Shy One's global reputation as a fan-favourite club DJ is well-known by now. Releasing music on labels such as Eglo, Numbers, Rhythm Section and Beats In Space, while delivering countless recorded mixes and remixes for Nubya Garcia and Oscar Jerome. Her touring has taken her to Berlin’s Panorama Bar, NYC’s Nowadays, and festivals including Glastonbury, GALA and Nuits Sonores among others.
This album has been supported by the PPL Momentum Music Fund. PPL Momentum is managed by PRS Foundation, with support from PPL, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Invest NI, and Creative Wales.
credits
released March 12, 2026
All tracks written, composed, produced and performed by Mali Larrington-Nelson (Shy One) except below:
Co-Writing/Vocals: George Riley (2), Pops E Roberts (4), Steven Anthony White (6), James Massiah (9)
Upright Piano & Guitar: Simeon Jones (10)
Upright Piano: Simeon Jones (4)
Mixing: Tony Nwachukwu
Mastering: Mother Tongue
A&R/Project Mgmt: Errol Anderson, Daniel Spinola and Carli Adams
ARTWORK
Photography: Ronan McKenzie
Production: Sade Lawson, Carli Adams
Styling: Lucas Junior Smith
Visuals: Anna Niamh Patterson
Graphic Design: Ben Wood
The whole album is amazing; this track is its perfect synthesis—spirit, tradition, rhythm. In echoes and aticipates "Si yo fuera" perhaps the most powerful track of this album. derius
