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ON THE RISE
PRZNT has gained massive popularity on music platforms with more than 120 million streams under his belt. Now the Cuban-born hip-hop artist has released Night of the Rose, and he is extremely proud of the overall aesthetic of the debut album.
“It’s the instrumentals, the vocals, the melodies and the cover art,” PRZNT said of the album released on March 1, which has a unique and eclectic mix of genres and styles. “Everything about it is a perfect representation of me as an artist, and the person I’ve been trying to become all these years. I feel like I’ve finally reached a point where I am that person and I finally got to showcase it with a body of work.”
Night of the Rose is a compilation of songs that PRZNT has been working on for the past five years. Slowly but surely he was building a catalogue of material and was able to narrow it down to 11 songs that meshed into a finished product that he loves.
“I put it all into a collection for everyone to hear,” PRZNT said. “It’s like a piece of me for the world.”
PRZNT has been putting his due diligence in releasing Night of the Rose, saying that plenty of effort has gone into including songs that were just right for the collection. While there are smooth vocals that overlay solid beats in a hip-hop and R&B manner, it also transcends genres with an array of instruments including guitar and trumpet.
The album has a general mantra of going out and living the good life.
“Whether it is hanging out with friends, going out partying, or driving in the late night, there are a bunch of different experiences in every song,” PRZNT said. “It’s less of a message, but more of an experience that you have to have. Have fun and live life.”
Night of the Rose starts off with beautiful guitar picking that serves as a delicate introduction to PRZNT’s powerful, yet calming, vocals. He sings in the song opening track titled “Saint”:
“No I'm not a saint
And I won't change myself for you
Just to ease your pain
And I can't let myself fall through
Every puddle in the rain
It's like the petals of the rose
Telling me my fate
Will I be okay”
“The part of this album, specifically, that I’m most proud of is the beginning of ‘Saint,’” PRZNT said. “I feel like it couldn’t have been better as an introduction to my project. Like the beginning, the intro, is immaculate.”
The track is followed by “Like Pablo,” which PRZNT said is one of his favorite tracks. He loves the storytelling aspect to it, and it is once again along with some tantalizing guitar work that moves along with a rhythmic drum beat.
“Toxic” was released as a single for a year before the album came out, but PRZNT said this track went along so well with the rest of the Night of the Rose that he knew it needed to be included. The other single released was “Or Nah” which has a relaxing vibe with a sweet beat that goes with the steady easy flow of PRZNT’s vocals. It closes out the album in more of a traditional hip-hop and R&B manner.
The rest of the 11 tracks were released to the world with the full album all at once.
After moving from Cuba when he was six-years-old, PRZNT was raised in Florida where he still resides to this day. Music was his first passion, and he constantly surrounded himself with it. PRZNT was inspired by artists like Michael Jackson, Kid Cudi and Lil’Wayne, and said from a young age he knew he wanted to make music of his own.
“I am inspired by the music I grew up listening to, and not so much my experiences,” PRZNT said. “I think through my music I have lived a lot of experiences.”
When writing a song, PRZNT tends to just sit down and go at it, trying to write the best lyric he can possibly think of on the spot. PRZNT has been working on making his own beats to use, and said he usually gets a melody from a friend that he will vibe with for a bit. He’ll get a hook going and then put the drums and other instrumentals around the vocals.
“Mainly I come up with the hook melody first, before the lyrics,” he said. “I always try to focus on the hook because that is what people are going to feel the most.”
The sky is the limit for PRZNT, as he plans to release music for many years to come. He is putting his all into promoting Night of the Rose, saying that he has taken some time off from writing new material until the time is right. PRZNT will have shows in Los Angeles this spring that have yet to be announced, and this is where he will be able to showcase the album in a live setting.
“I’m really just trying to explore everything I can, and give it all I’ve got,” he said.
Night of the Rose and other material by PRZNT is available on all major platforms.
ON THE RISE
As they prepare to unveil their fourth album, ‘Joy In Short Moments’, The Snuts have spoken with NME about how stepping away from touring gave them the chance to reflect on some of life’s biggest challenges and bring greater attention to mental health.
Their first album since 2024’s upbeat ‘Millenials’ follows a rare break from the road over the past year. During that time, frontman Jack Cochrane also experienced a major change in his personal life as he welcomed his first child.
Along with getting used to fatherhood, the singer began thinking about deeper questions that the demanding touring lifestyle had previously left little room to consider. His reflections on growing up, dealing with loss and understanding what success really means gradually found their way into his writing, eventually shaping the direction of the band's more personal new album.
Fans were first introduced to the album earlier this year through ‘Summer Rain’, an emotional track exploring postnatal depression and the “fear of the future”. They later returned during the summer with the more hopeful ‘Defibrillator’, encouraging listeners to move beyond negative thoughts about themselves and find comfort in connecting with other people.
Speaking to NME about the creative shift behind their fourth record, Cochrane explained: “By taking a conscious break from life on the road and making records, my world opened up to let so much more of the real world in,” he said. “For the first time I was living then writing, not writing while trying to live.”
He also described how the change helped the band approach recording differently, adding: “It unlocked a new process that the band had been crying out for,” he continued. “The studio sessions were set up to allow us to be friends and not colleagues. Distraction and external pressures were completely eradicated from the recording environment, allowing us to trust our gut and have the conversations we needed to as humans.”
In the remainder of the interview, Cochrane also discusses his new role as an ambassador for mental health charity CALM and talks about starting a podcast designed to encourage more artists to speak honestly about their personal struggles.
NME: Hi Jack, congratulations on the new album. You’ve said that this record was about addressing the topics that you previously tried to hide from. What kinds of questions did you find yourself confronting?
Jack Cochrane: “I would say mainly, ‘What do I need to be happy?’… Eeek! It’s a big one I know, but having set out with the title ‘Joy In Short Moments’, I was able to spend my time searching for them and allow joy to do what joy does: compound and relieve the stresses of the modern world.”
That’s not the easiest question to find yourself confronting. Did you manage to find any answers along the way?
“Ultimately yes. With the completion of this record I was able to find a much happier healthier version of myself I had been so long yearning for.”
The album sees you deal with new themes, but musically we also see you return to the guitar-led sound from your early days. Did revisiting those roots make you notice how much has changed since you were starting out?
“For sure. We were able to remove any snobbery from the process. We’re no longer new kids on the block and with that came a new found ability to be really honest about the kind of noises we wanted to make and the type of artists that had originally inspired us.”
This album goes hand in hand with you becoming an ambassador for CALM and launching your own podcast dedicated to checking in with fellow artists. Why was it important for you to get involved in the conversation about mental health?
“I think conversations and role models are absolutely essential for young people. I wanted to have more and do my best to be one. Every song on this record was born out of unfiltered, open and honest conversation.”
From talking to people on your podcast, including Louis Tomlinson, and using your platform to open up this dialogue, is there anything interesting that you’ve noticed?
“I think that more often than not, young men are finding it difficult to combat the struggles they are facing in this modern world. To me it feels like there are less and less spaces and opportunities to have meaningful, healing conversations…”
Having had those conversations yourself and explored them on the album, it must be somewhat daunting to now put it out into the world. Is there something that you hope people take from it?
“I’d like people to feel less alone after hearing the record and the themes intertwined with it. I think music is more than just heartbreak and I hoped in the writing of this record I would be able to highlight some more universally relevant topics.”
You have your headline tour coming up next month. What can we expect from the shows?
“Big smiles and big sound all round! It will be the most self assured Snuts tour to date.”
‘Life In Short Moments’ is out now Happy Artist Records in partnership with Virgin Music Group. Their UK and Ireland tour kicks off next month with an opening night in Dundee. Visit here for tickets and check out a list of tour dates below.
NOVEMBER 2026
19 – Dundee, Livehouse
20 – Aberdeen, Beach Ballroom
21 – Edinburgh, Corn Exchange
23 – Dunfermline, Alhambra Theatre
24 – Newcastle, O2 City Hall
26 – Sheffield, Octagon Centre
27 – Nottingham, Rock City
29 – Norwich, UEA
30 – Hull, City Hall
DECEMBER 2026
1 – Bristol, Prospect Hall
3 – Leeds, O2 Academy
4 – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse
8 – Birmingham, O2 Academy
9 – Portsmouth, Guildhall
10 – London, O2 Academy Brixton
JANUARY 2027
26 – Belfast, Limelight
27 – Galway, Róisín Dubh
28 – Dublin, Academy
