Vortex Riddim (2019) – Nind Mind Entertainment / Lenkey Records

The Vortex Riddim leans into a bright, rolling soca groove with a tight, kinetic pulse that feels made for road season, all quick percussion, clean synth flashes and enough bass weight to keep the bounce grounded. Nind Mind Entertainment and Lenkey Records keep the cast compact, and that helps the voices land: Nailah Blackman brings the sweetest hook with “Genuine, ” Kerwin Du Bois gets reflective on “Thanks For The Love, ” while Kes turns “Jamdong” into the kind of feel-good cut that can carry a fete on its own. LFS Music’s “10_10” adds another angle, and the instrumental closes it out without losing momentum. Released in 2019, it sits right in that era when soca riddims were chasing both radio shine and big-stage energy.