JORDAN RAKEI SHARES NEW COLLABORATIVE EP BETWEEN US
NEW SINGLE ‘IT NEVER ENDS’ WITH FEMI KOLEOSO OF
EZRA COLLECTIVE OUT NOW
“Rich, cinematic and beautifully expansive.” - The Guardian
“bombastic soul explosion” - GQ
"celebrated polymath" - Wonderland
“One of the most exciting voices in modern soul.” - Complex
24 APRIL 2026 (TORONTO, ON) — Revered multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and producer Jordan Rakei today shares his new collaborations EP Between Us, out now via Fontana. To mark the release, Jordan shares the EP’s focus single ‘It Never Ends’, featuring Femi Koleoso of Ezra Collective, a long-awaited meeting of two artists whose creative paths have intertwined for over a decade.
Built around a feel-good, high-energy core, the track blends Jordan’s signature soulful production with Femi’s dynamic, rhythm-forward sensibility, resulting in something that feels instantly natural, yet subtly pushes Jordan into new territory. Speaking on the collaboration, Jordan explains:
“Getting to make a track with Femi from Ezra Collective felt like something that had been brewing for years. We’ve been orbiting each other, playing the same festivals, turning up to the same jams, always adjacent, but never quite collaborating.
It’s funny when you finally come together after all that time and realise musically it just works. You almost wonder why it didn’t happen sooner. That summer, Femi had caught my live show a few times, we kept crossing paths on festival lineups, and he said, ‘Let’s make a track I’d want to hear in a venue.’ I loved that idea. It became his take on me, what he’d want more of in my sets.
He’s also a fan of my side project Dan Kye, so we channelled some of that alter ego energy into it. It ended up being this feel good tune that feels both like me and slightly outside of me, which made it even more fun.”
Femi Koleoso adds: “Jordan is one of the most gifted musicians I have ever worked with. Beyond the beauty in his voice, it’s the ideas, the instrument playing, the imagination. I went in the studio to make music with him, instead I had a masterclass on how to make music. He is a true master and to feature on a track with him is a deep moment of pride. Our mutual love for neo soul that makes you feel something is where we started, and it developed into a conversation about what we love about London. This song is a proud moment for me.”
Between Us brings together a carefully curated circle of collaborators (FKJ, Jalen Ngonda, Tom McFarland (Jungle), Nubya Garcia and Femi Koleoso (Ezra Collective)), each invited into Jordan’s world for an intense one-day writing session. Every track began with the spark of a single day spent in the room together, before being refined and expanded in the weeks that followed, preserving the immediacy and honesty of genuine creative exchange. The result is a body of work that positions Jordan not only as a singular artist, but as a tastemaker and curator with a rare ability to unite distinct voices under a cohesive sonic vision.
‘It Never Ends’ follows ‘Monsters’ with Nubya Garcia, ‘Easy To Love’ featuring Tom McFarland of JUNGLE and ‘What It Gave Me’ featuring Jalen Ngonda. Speaking on the EP as a whole, Jordan explains: “I had a lot of fun making this EP. For me, it really captures my time at Abbey Road. While I was there working on my own music, I also found myself diving into loads of spontaneous collaborations, using the space almost like a creative playground. I had so many different artists and musicians come through, and it constantly kept me on my toes and excited. With everyone I worked with on this record, we set ourselves a simple goal: make a song in one day — and whatever came of it, that’s what it was. No overthinking. That freedom was incredibly liberating. When you’re making music with the intention of releasing it, things can start to feel very serious. But this felt different. It took me back to my teenage years, making beats with friends and throwing them up on SoundCloud just because we loved it. It’s a super chilled, fun project, and I’m really glad it’s out in the world.”
Released last year via Decca (and Verve Forecast in the US), Jordan’s fifth studio album The Loop marked a new chapter in Jordan’s career that coincided with a number of profound changes in his personal life. It’s an extraordinary record, not least for its sheer, breathtaking ambition whilst retaining the experimental, off-kilter vibe he’s synonymous with. Containing singles ‘Flowers’, ‘Freedom’, ‘Learning’, ‘Friend or Foe’ and ‘Trust’, the album showcased his typically bold production style alongside spectacular orchestral arrangements and haunting choirs, hypnotic beats and an Odyssean-style narrative that charts a course through times of darkness and positivity.
The album saw Jordan achieve his first Top 40 album, be nominated for Best Album at the Ivor Novello Awards, named Abbey Road’s first ever Artist In Residence, play a coveted slot on Glastonbury’s West Holts stage, sell out his biggest-ever shows globally, curate his very own BBC Prom, and finish the year of 2024 with 2 stellar sold-out nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall. As well as the previously unheard singles, The Loop (Deluxe) version also featured live versions of key singles from the Royal Albert Hall shows.
Tracklist:
1. What It Gave Me with Jalen Ngonda
2. Easy To Love with Tom McFarland (From JUNGLE)
3. It Never Ends with Femi Koleoso (From Ezra Collective)
4. Problems with FKJ
5. Monsters with Nubya Garcia
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