TAVE’s Fly Away EP is one more thing to add to your 2025 R&B haul. The producer/musician and his guests, who include but are not limited to Stacy Barthe, Bibi Bourelly, Eric Bellinger, Musiq Soulchild, and Kenyon Dixon, excavate through a raft of emotions and land on listening bliss. TAVE summed it up when he said, “It’s about having real conversations and creating stories that stay true to what we are experiencing: melodies, truth, and ultimately… love.” From the moment the EP opens with “Difference Now,” it’s clear that Fly Away was created with raw confessional energy tapped from soul-etched memories. Barthe’s voice is an emotional highway leading deeper into self-knowing that plays off of singer Runkus’ words. The engagement continues throughout the EP that has guaranteed replay value thanks to no filler and eight juicy songs with a team of underground stars and a Philly legend. TAVE has been busy writing songs for folks like K-Pop girl group AESPA and R&B phenom Masego. The switch from writing for others and focusing on his own art was a fluid move with Fly Away and should be the beginning of an interesting solo career. 

R&B singer Tave’s newest single, “BLOCK,” features rapper IDK and Philly veteran Musiq Soulchild. Tave shares some of life’s contradictions with a coolness amplified by the company of his collaborators. The message is not to always assume you know what’s real from a surface observation. Their collective effort is next-generation hip-hop soul. The single is included on his upcoming Fly Away EP that has appearances from Stacy Barthe, India Shawn, Bibi Bourelly, Kenyon Dixon, and more. Check out the official video and look for Fly Away to be released on August 15th.