When Rema first exploded into view the Benin City star seemed to supply an endless supply of riveting afrobeats anthems.

Matching Stateside influences to a fondness for dancehall, his style felt wholly personal, this uplifting summer-fresh, club-ready approach.

Rema twists it up on eerie new single ‘Alien’ however, with the production supplying a zero gravity palette for him to work with.

Murky and austere, the track evolves into a siren cry, with his voice floating in a haze, utilising that repeated cry of “I’m an alien…”