The wrestle is actual, and Genesis Owusu is taking us for a better look.
Announced immediately (May 18), the Ghana-born, Australia-raised funkster will launch his sophomore album Struggler on Aug. 18, through Ourness.
Spanning 11 tracks, Struggler was recorded between the United States and Australia with such producers as Jason Evigan (Rufus Du Sol, SZA), Mikey Freedom Hart (Jon Batiste’s 2021 Grammy of the Year Album, We Are), and Sol Was (Beyoncé’s Renaissance).
The first style from it’s “Leaving The Light,” a story of survival and perseverance, and, musically, a fusion of punk and rap over a synthwave soundbed.
On it, he sings: “Put my hand up on my heart, I beat my chest/ The chaos moving down and down, seep in my flesh/ The obstacles wont block my path, I see the test/ They can try and swat me down, boy I’m the pest.”
The official music video, a collaboration with visible artist Lisa Reihana, dropped Thursday (June 18) and could be seen in full under.
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Owusu was something however a struggler together with his debut full size album from 2021, Smiling with No Teeth, which cleaned up practically each main award in Australia.
By the time it had accomplished its victory lap, Smiling with No Teeth had received the Australian Music Prize, triple j’s J Award for Australian album of the 12 months, ARIA Awards (together with album of the 12 months), a hattrick of AIR Awards (together with unbiased album of the 12 months), an APRA Award (for breakthrough songwriter), and his music “Gold Chains” received the Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition and earned a spot on President Obama’s 2021 playlist.
Few artists in residing reminiscence has swept the Australian awards calendar fairly like Owusu.
The forthcoming set is alleged to take inspiration from an in depth buddy who hitting all-time low, however acquired by way of, together with Owusu’s contemplations of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis.
Genesis is presently touring North America in assist of Paramore and Bloc Party, together with dates at Madison Square Garden. He’s set to return house later this 12 months for a six-date tour, kicking off Friday, Dec. 1 at Ice Cream Factory in Perth.
Struggler tracklist:
- Leaving The Light
- The Roach
- The Old Man
- See Ya There
- Freak Boy
- Tied Up!
- That’s Life (A Swamp)
- Balthazar
- Stay Blessed
- What Comes Will Come
- Stuck To The Fan
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