From coast to coast, the United Kingdom has been a hotbed for emerging R&B talent throughout the 2010s and 2020s. For our second edition of ESSENTIALS, Culture Editor Ryan Shepard spotlights the North London native of American and Egyptian background. While the world was trapped inside during the COVID-19 pandemic, Col3trane dropped off a three-track EP called 3rd Fountain: Demos. The second track, “Fish,” plays around with the old saying, “There’s plenty of fish in the sea,” and creates a fan favorite album (or EP) cut. Listen to the full ESSENTIALS: COL3TRANE playlist here: