Luke Glazsher x Joel Paul - Adore (Live Session)

Adore: A Confident Step Forward for Luke Glazsher and Chords.

Adore marks a compelling collaboration between producer vocalist Luke Glazsher and Chords Chris Ansah. It arrives not merely as another single, but as a distilled expression of two distinct musical sensibilities working in dialogue. The result is a track that feels both polished and personal, a sign that Glazsher, long admired within underground circles, is now steering confidently into the artistic space he has been carving for years.

The studio cut of Adore blends house grooves with the warmth of lofi jazz, creating a soundscape that is simultaneously danceable and introspective. Hard hitting drums sit beneath hazy synth washes, giving the track a tactile propulsion. This hybridised texture, where club ready energy meets bedroom crafted intimacy, feels like a natural extension of both artists’ strengths.

For Glazsher, who has spent much of his career producing and shaping other peoples visions, the track represents his increasing commitment to developing a voice entirely his own. For Chords, the arrangement showcases his ability to bring clarity and structure to Glazshers often exploratory tendencies. The result is a song that balances atmosphere with intention.

Performed by Glazsher and pianist Joel Paul, the acoustic version takes a markedly different approach. Where the studio track leans into textural layering, the duo recording offers vulnerability and narrative clarity. Pauls jazz inflected phrasing creates a dialogue with Glazshers voice, less production, more storytelling.

Stripped of electronic elements, Adore reveals itself as a composition capable of standing on its own merits. The melodic sensitivity shines, suggesting that the songs emotional core does not rely on production trickery but on songwriting substance.

Luke Glazsher is a multi instrumentalist, producer and singer originally from the East Midlands. He has spent the past eight years working in Londons densely networked music scene. Early on, he built his reputation through collaborations with artists including KeepVibesNear, Liv East and Freddy Forbidden. These days, however, his attention is firmly on his solo output.

Glazshers sound is difficult to confine: part jazz, part indie rock, part hip hop, threaded together with long form, narrative driven songwriting. His second EP, Saint, also set for early 2026, promises to further define this emerging sonic identity.

Joel Paul, meanwhile, brings a refinement that comes from relentless live experience. A South London based jazz pianist originally from India, Paul performs three to four gigs a week and has recently graced stages at the Regents Park Jazz Festival and the Bahrain Jazz Festival. As the keys player in Glazshers band and leader of his own group, El Trio, Paul channels the pace and intensity of city life into his improvisational vocabulary.

Adore works because it refuses to settle into a single mode. The studio version demonstrates what Glazsher and Chords can achieve when they merge their production languages; the acoustic version shows the songs emotional architecture laid bare. Together, they announce a period of artistic clarity for Glazsher and hint at the collaborative possibilities emerging within Londons jazz adjacent indie scene.

If this is a preview of what is coming in 2026, both Adore and Saint are likely to mark a turning point, not just for Glazsher, but for the wider community of genre blurring musicians he represents.