British R&B has been living in a state of constant mutation in recent years. The genre has ceased to be a monolith—it has fractured into dozens of microscenes, where the rules are being rewritten by those who came from outside, who brought with them the memory of other places. ANASTÁZIE enters this flow with her own set of coordinates: Czech-Armenian origin, jazz education, seventeen years old at the time of her move to the UK. She has learned to turn cultural multiplicity into an aesthetic program—and her music is undeniably constructed precisely in this way.

What’s interesting about ANASTÁZIE‘s trajectory is that she works fast. 2025 has been marked by a series of releases where a search for volume is visible, a desire to step out of the comfort zone. Previous singles held a balance between introspection and melodic accessibility, but “w.h.o.y.o.u“ flips this balance.

ANASTÁZIE‘s vocals enter with theatrical audacity—the voice is wide, demanding, occupying all the space without asking for permission. She leads the melody as if leading a lover by the hand into darkness—confidently, imperiously, with the promise of what awaits at the end. The backing vocals here play the role of a Greek chorus of debauchery—they whisper, moan, coil around the main line, creating an atmosphere of sensual overload. The result is a dense vocal texture that clings to the skin.

The chorus hooks instantly—the melodic hook is constructed so that after the first listen, the phrase burns into memory and stays there, like a tattoo gotten on a drunken night. This is overtly pop thinking applied to an R&B body, and here it works flawlessly, almost dirty in its effectiveness.

In a broader sense, the track speaks to the fact that the young generation of British R&B artists has learned to seize power through sexuality without apology. ANASTÁZIE understands that the body and voice are political instruments, and she uses them with cold calculation. This is the position of an author who knows the tradition well enough to rewrite the rules in her favor. “w.h.o.y.o.u” demonstrates an artist in the process of territory capture—here is heard a voice that will demand more and more, louder, harder.

For now, this track is convincing proof that ANASTÁZIE is moving with predatory precision and doing so with full understanding of her own power. I recommend listening with caution, because this is music that takes hostages.

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