Bristol-born Raleigh Ritchie – named after his two favourite characters in his favourite film, The Royal Tenenbaums – is the pseudonym of actor Jacob Anderson (he's best known for his recurring role as Grey Worm in Game Of Thrones). If the phrase 'actor-turned-musician' makes you think of London's Burning's John Alford honking through his cover of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes or Ricky from EastEnders crooning Good Thing Going then, well, I feel for you, but thankfully Ritchie's move into music isn't anywhere near as cynical. In fact, he only really got into acting in the first place as a way of meeting people that could perhaps help his songwriting, choosing to work behind a moniker not to create mystery or distance, but to protect himself from the emotional fallout of his songs. Taken from his recently-released second EP, Black and Blue, the epic sprawl of Stronger Than Ever details the realities Ritchie faced when he moved to London aged 17, its pretty pianos, grandiose strings and pounding beats underpinned by defiant lyrics such as "I won't be crushed by the weight of this town" and "I'm fine I just need time to turn this into home, I'm good believe me". For the excellent video – premiered here – Ritchie represents this strange pull of wanting to return to a home town he'd grown out of by sitting on a park bench and trying not to be blown away by a massive gust of wind.