# MJ Cole — Sincere

MJ Cole’s Sincere (1998) appears on 4 of our lists — UK Garage, The Waxonia Desk — A Way In, The Waxonia Desk — Garage on the Mix, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred, highest at No. 1 in UK Garage. Every verdict, in full.

- **Released:** 1998
- **Label:** Talkin' Loud
- **On:** UK Garage, The Waxonia Desk — A Way In, The Waxonia Desk — Garage on the Mix, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- **ISRC:** GBF080000103
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [MJ Cole](https://waxonia.com/artist/mj-cole/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/mj-cole--sincere/

## What 4 lists say

### No. 1 in [UK Garage](https://waxonia.com/genre/uk-garage/)

A classically trained musician applied conservatory technique to 2-step and produced the genre's most beautiful record. The strings are real and it shows in every bar.

### Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — A Way In](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-a-way-in/)

Garage at its most elegant: a two-step shuffle that never lands where you expect, under a vocal treated as an instrument. The genre's case that rhythm alone can be luxurious.

### Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — Garage on the Mix](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-garage-on-the-mix/)

The most musically ambitious record the genre produced, made by a classically trained producer. Garage's reputation for glamour has always obscured how well built the best of it was.

### Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)

The most musically ambitious record UK garage produced, by a classically trained producer who could have done anything and chose two-step.

## Listen

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