Gregory Porter's new single is an open letter to his son

Disclosure collaborator and celebrity hat enthusiast Gregory Porter is back with a new single, Don't Lose Your Head Of Steam, from his new album, Take Me To The Alley.

Channelling the sound and spirit of Bill Withers, it's a generous, heartwarming message to his three-year-old son, Demyan: "Boy I didn't make it too far / But baby you are / The family star / I'll tighten your seams / Don't lose your head in dreams."

It's a more soulful, commercial track than he's produced before - hence its premiere on Chris Evans' breakfast show this morning.

"This song is about my son, and the energy and the legacy I want to give him, to have him carry on throughout his life," he explained. "You try to plant some good seeds and hope that goodness grows."

Not that the Sacramento-born musician is having any parenting nightmares, describing his son as "a pretty good cat".

"He's already very musical. He beats on everything which is why we give him drumsticks, but tape socks to the head of them. Most of the furniture has been ruined already."

Listen below to the album version and a jazzier, more expansive live take.

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Video: Disclosure - Holding On

Disclosure have just released a hugely ambitious video for their new single Holding On - which has really grown on me over the last few weeks.

Set in a dystopian future (is there any other kind?), the cinematic clip follows a young girl smuggling a mysterious "ink" through a police state, while lots of pensive and sweaty men have heated discussions on rooftops.

Shot in Mexico City, it's the first in a series of four videos shot by Ryan Hope that, pieced together, will create a short film.

"As each music video comes out... The plot unfolds," said Howard and Guy. "We hope you enjoy!"

Disclosure - Holding On (ft Gregory Porter)

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Disclosure's new song started out as a ballad

Influential dance act and gap year lookalikes Disclosure popped into Radio 1 last night to play the first single from their new album.

Holding On features guest vocals from jazz singer Gregory Porter and sounds exactly like you'd expect - soulful melodies, cavernous bass and a tedious "get on with it" intro.

Howard Lawrence told Radio 1 he'd written the song with Porter and Jimmy Napes (Rather Be, Stay With Me) in his East London studio, but it sounded nothing like the released version.

"It was half the speed, half the tempo, really, really slow like a ballad," he said. "Then me and Guy essentially remixed our own song."

"They just gave me an acapella," Guy added. "They wouldn't even tell me the chords underneath! "Hopefully one day Gregory will perform the original song, because I don't think people will quite believe which one came first."

I'd quite like to hear the original, too because (whisper it) the Disclosure version is pretty boring.

Disclosure ft Gregory Porter - Holding On

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