Toast to our Differences (Deluxe)

“Rudimental is a finishing school,” Amir Amor tells Apple Music. “We train our vocalists up, and when they’re ready to fly, we release them into the wild.” The multi-genre London collective’s third album features another vast roster of talent, but this time with a more international, multicultural flavour. “This group is a prime example of the good that comes from difference, and how those differences feed off one another. It’s helped us make our most cohesive album.” Here, Amor goes through Toast to Our Differences track by track. “Toast to Our Differences (feat. Shungudzo, Protoje & Hak Baker)” “Fittingly, it was one of the first ones we wrote. It was around the time Brexit was happening and Trump was being elected and feelings were really high about people being divided and the mainstream world becoming more right-wing. We weren’t intentionally trying to put out a big message. It’s more of an observation.” “Let Me Live (feat. Anne-Marie & Mr Eazi)” with Major Lazer “We had worked on this with Mr. Eazi, but it felt like it was missing something. Then we suddenly thought, ‘Diplo would be great for this.’ He came through to my studio [Major Tom, in London] and sat up at the controls working on the beats with me, so it felt right for it to be a true collaboration rather than a feature. Major Lazer are our EDM doppelgangers.” “Dark Clouds (feat. Jess Glynne & Chronixx)” “When I put that robot voice on at the beginning, the label thought I was joking. ‘You’re putting Jess Glynne through a vocoder? Are you mad?’ I love this track. We actually wrote this around the time of [2013 debut album] Home. I came across it on my hard drive and it was like finding a nugget of gold down the back of the sofa.” “Walk Alone (feat. Tom Walker)” “We came across Tom four or five years ago when he sent us a demo. Things always happen as they should, so we went around the houses for a bit before finding the right song. We shouted him about this one, as it made sense to have him for t