Ciarán

As the singer known as Bearface in Brockhampton, the American boyband who defined US rap in the late 2010s before burning out as quickly as they emerged, Ciarán McDonald provided the group’s most tender and beautiful moments. With a striking vocal range and unique ear for melody, his tunes provided a mellow and meditative counterpoint to the band’s chaotic, bubbly MO.

Four years after the band’s breakup, the Belfast-born McDonald has returned with a solo project under his own first name and the superb debut album, Roisín.