Two years in the past, the Ghanaian-American artist Amaarae launched her spectacular sophomore album Fountain Child. Since then, she’s performed tons of festivals and collaborated with folks like Janelle Monaé, Rina Sawayama, and Infantile Gambino. Now, Amaarae is on the brink of return with a brand new album of her personal, and it seems to be prefer it’ll be a giant assertion.
Later this summer time, Amaarae will launch her new album Black Star. We don’t know an excessive amount of concerning the new album but; Amaarae hasn’t shared a tracklist or listed off her collaborators or something. That’s some nice cowl artwork, although. Amaarae has additionally shared the brand new report’s lead single, a attractive and bodily jam known as “S.M.O.” (The title stands for “Slut Me Out.”) The observe has all types of intricately layered influences, nevertheless it simply seems like a modern, sleazy, fairly nice pop track to me. Right here’s what Amaarae says about it:
For so long as I’ve made music, fusion has been my power, and I feel this involves full fruition on “S.M.O.” The track takes inspiration from Ghanaian 80’s highlife trailblazer Ata Kak and blends it with a imply Detroit membership bass, a drum roll akin to each Magic System’s “1er Gaou” & Michael Jackson’s “Rock With You,” and an infectious zouk melody that seems like a metal pan lipsing an evil synth. I really feel like the brand new Donna Summer season blended with Management-era Janet, and the track just about speaks for itself. Like “Pleasure Precept” or “Love To Love You Child,” I don’t understand how a lot clearer one can get after they ask you to “SLUT ME OUT.” The message can’t be mistaken, and the beat makes you progress. That’s all I need to do that summer time, make folks dance & really feel issues!
Director Omar Jones filmed the placing “S.M.O.” video in Ghana. Under, take a look at that video and Amaarae’s upcoming dwell exhibits.
TOUR DATES:
6/28 – Somerset, UK @ Glastonbury
7/10 – Portimao, Portugal @ Afro Nation
7/31 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Corridor
8/01 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
8/03 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Competition
8/07 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Approach Out West
8/09 – London, UK @ Maiden Voyage Competition
8/10 – Helsinki, Finland @ Move Competition
8/15 – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands @ Lowlands Competition
8/16 – Hasselt, Belgium @ Pukkelpop
9/13-14 – Troutdale, OR @ Greatest Day Ever
Black Star is out 8/8 on Interscope.