"Love Letter" sees Pharrell-approved, Mike Skinner collaborating Halfbrother ramp up the feels

The expansive and emotive R&B sound of Murkage Dave and Patrick Scally has been co-signed by everyone from Pharrell - who played them on his Beats 1 show - to Mike Skinner, who they've both worked with at various times.

"Love Letter" follows last November's sublime "Go Tell The Mandem" and February's "Sweet Talk". The three tracks hint at the inventive and affecting direction this project is taking: lyrically open-hearted against a leftfield, low-key and darkly sensual sonic canvas.

A note from Murkage Dave accompanies the track:

“It's your birthday today. I thought it was yesterday but at least that's the right way round to get it wrong. I can't believe you're going away but I guess we’ve had the window open long enough now.

So here I am sat at your party feeling more awkward and old than ever. And all your friends know me but they don’t know me so i guess it’s on me to get the Spritz’s in.

It’s calm though. You cooked for man when i was sleeping on floors. Came to meet me in next cities off the strength of a text. Visited in the hospital when i was effed up.

And what did i ever do for you? Apart from swerve & bullshit when it was convenient.

So i wrote you a letter. Because that’s what cowards do. I hope it gets to you, and I hope it manages to say all the shit that i couldn’t ever say to your face.

Remember the first time we fucked? We went for food the morning after. And I just remember looking up at the board for what to order, feeling like the coolest n***a on the planet cos i was with you.”

The duo perform at London's Old Blue Last on 1 April.