Scarlett Fagan is a Bristol UK soul singer whose voice was shaped by Etta James, Amy Winehouse, and a parents’ record collection stacked with old soul, Motown, and reggae – and whose new 7″, made with NYC underground production heavyweight Tom Emerald AKA Endemic, is exactly the collision those influences suggest. “Awaken” b/w “Arise,” the debut release on Unique Soul Records, is a horn- and organ-laced break-beat production with a singer who knows how to make a song feel like it costs something, distributed globally by Fat Beats and One Nation in the UK on 7″ vinyl. Endemic Emerald built his name producing for Wu-Tang Clan affiliates, Boot Camp Clik, Roc Marciano, Tragedy Khadafi, Planet Asia, and Ruste Juxx – the first UK hip hop artist to sign to DuckDown Records – and his ear for soulful, break-driven production made him the right architect for Fagan’s voice. These two belong on the same record.
Scarlett Fagan is a soul and jazz vocalist and songwriter who fronted The Hawkmen, the Bristol band whose tracks appeared on two Craig Charles’ Funk & Soul Club compilations and whose 12″ vinyl singles were released on European labels. She released her debut solo album Conscious in 2022 on Canvas Entertainment, a ten-track soul, jazz, and R&B collection including ‘Booze & Coffee’ ‘Sugar’ ‘Diva’ & ‘Security’ Scarlett sold out her debut solo show at Green Note in Camden, was named Richer Unsigned Artist of the Week, and was billed for Soul
UK Soul vocalist Scarlett Fagan previews new 7″ Vinyl release produced by Tom Emerald AKA Endemic in the City at The Louisiana in Bristol in June 2025.
“Arise” lends Scarlett Fagan’s vocal range with the producer’s melodic rhythm in a meditation on resilience and perseverance. “Arise” is out on Unique Soul Records pending a September 18 7″ Vinyl release as a B-side alongside single “Awaken”, distributed by Fat Beats and One Nation in the UK.
