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Album · 4 September 2026 · E

As The World Burns...

Children of Zeus

Hip-Hop Soul R&B Street Soul Boom Bap UK Hip-Hop Alternative R&B

Children of Zeus return five years after Balance with a 16-track third album on First Word Records, keeping the Manchester duo's boom-bap soul intact across sparing features from Knucks, [ K S R ], Anieszka and Young Old Soul.

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Children of Zeus have been a fixture of Manchester's soul scene for a decade, and As The World Burns... is the first Tyler Daley and Konny Kon album since Balance. The pair handle most of the production themselves, with additional boards from Beat Butcha, Teo and K15.

The features stay sparing across sixteen tracks: Knucks on 'Before We Drown,' Manchester's own [ K S R ] on 'Do You Wanna Get High,' Anieszka on 'Water & Vibes' and Young Old Soul on 'Dopamine.' It should land with listeners who want boom-bap weight and street soul warmth in the same mix, and the UK headline run brings the duo home to Band on the Wall.

Tracklist

  1. Intro
  2. As The World Burns
  3. How It Used To Feel
  4. Good Light
  5. Water & Vibes (feat. Anieszka)
  6. Weed & Rum
  7. Do You Wanna Get High (feat. [ K S R ])
  8. No Smoke
  9. Slow Jams On Rotation
  10. Say Less
  11. Before We Drown (feat. Knucks)
  12. Pay No Rent
  13. Star
  14. Dopamine (feat. Young Old Soul)
  15. Time Is Running Down
  16. Love Fades

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First Word Records

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