Return/W.A.R’ is the explosive double release from south-east London’s rising contemporary soul and funk purveyor Joel Culpepper.

The double single from his long-awaited forthcoming debut album ‘Sgt Culpepper’, ‘Return / W.A.R’ sees South East London native Joel welcome us into his immersive and personal world with the first chapter of the LP “The Battle” in a bold and captivating way. Premiered by Annie Mac on her BBC Radio 1 show, ‘Return’ (co-written with Redinho who produced 2019’s ‘Sheriff’) is a revenge song about Karma, when the stakes are raised we see Joel’s meditative approach to payback. The driving beat with a compelling narrative Joel is flaunting, we hear in the hook conflicting feelings the wiser words from Joel’s mother “mama said let it go, let it go”.  ‘W.A.R’ produced by Swindle takes on a more upbeat James Brown-esque style with vivid imagery to match. Addressing social and political undertones, as Joel details his frustration with the hostile environment towards marginalised groups, expressing that ‘enough is enough.’ W.A.R an acronym for Without Any Restraint.