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Mark Savage Music correspondent

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With heartfelt songs and relatable lyrics, Noah Kahan has been called "Gen Z's older brother" and "Folk Malone"

A couple of hours before we meet Noah Kahan in a vacant suite of his fancy West End hotel, he posts a video of a new song, called Porchlight.

So it's with a little trepidation that we greet him a couple of hours later. Is there a safe exit route if he's caught short? Should we ensure a plentiful supply of bananas?

Luckily, it turns out Kahan was just teasing his fans.

"The bathroom has really good acoustics," he laughs, "and I always think it's funny to be sitting on the toilet playing music.…