Centre stage: The return of Craig David

The UK’s prince of R&B has found his smile again, writes Dean Van Nguyen.

Craig David is 35-years-old. That’s pretty young, but for the generation that came of age around the turn of the millennium, his slick hybrid of lover-man pop-R&B and pirate radio UK garage comes buttered in nostalgia.

The hits came thick back then: the sleek ‘n’ soulful symphony Fill Me In, cheeky calendar counting classic 7 Days, Artful Dodger’s blissful 2-step garage anthem Rewind.