Tom Walker Essentials
Apple Music
Tom Walker’s rise to fame is a modern rags-to-riches story that started with the Scottish musician busking in London and culminated in him winning British Breakthrough Act at the 2019 BRIT Awards. The Kilsyth-born singer writes the same kind of stirring, uplifting songs as his hero, Ed Sheeran, with the title of his debut LP, What a Time To Be Alive, reflecting his heart-on-sleeve sincerity. Plaintive, piano-led torch songs like “Leave a Light On” and R&B-kissed pop cuts such as “Just You and I” have made him a chart mainstay, and he’s since lent his gruff vocals to collaborations with Zara Larsson and Rudimental.