MICHAEL KIWANUKA SET TO RELEASE LOVE & HATE ON JUNE 3
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MICHAEL KIWANUKA SET TO RELEASE LOVE & HATE ON JUNE 3
UNVEILS THE HIRO MURAI DIRECTED VIDEO FOR FIRST SINGLE “BLACK MAN IN A WHITE WORLD”
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29 MARCH 2016 (Toronto, ON) Michael Kiwanuka will be releasing his sophomore record Love & Hate on June 3 via Polydor Records / Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. It was recorded in LA and London - and produced by Grammy Award winner Brian Joseph Burton AKA Danger Mouse, and young British producer, Inflo. In line with the announcement, the British musician is proud to unveil the first single from the album, “Black Man In A White World.” The video is directed by renowned Japanese talent, Hiro Murai who is acclaimed for his work with Flying Lotus and Earl Sweatshirt. Watch the video on VEVO here. Love & Hate is a fascinatingly assured and resonant body of work, which follows Michael’s acclaimed 2012 debut LP, Home Again. Having introduced himself (and that voice) to the world in 2011 with the raw soul of “Tell Me A Tale,” Love & Hate is permeated with a timelessness that defies any artist of any specific era. If the ‘death of the album’ is still an ongoing conversation, Michael Kiwanuka’s new record is a startling, emphatic response to its enduring importance. Where Home Again provoked comparisons to the likes of Bill Withers and Otis Redding, Michael’s new album struts to a much more psychedelic, freeform beat. Its opening number, the peerless ten-minute opus “Cold Little Heart” evokes the haze of Pink Floyd in its unhurried slow-burn, whilst “Falling” is a soaring gospel number for the 21st century. There are standout tunes throughout, but really Love & Hate is an album that genuinely deserves to be listened to as one work of art “I've always wanted to make an album that felt and sounded like this one,” says Michael, “Working with guys as good as Danger Mouse and Inflo really helped me find what I was looking for. I hope this is just the start of more music to come.” Honest, unabashed, and ambitious, this is Kiwanuka emerging from the emotional cocoon of his first album, and ready to secure his position as one of music’s exciting talents. Love & Hate Tracklisting: 1. Cold Little Heart 2. Black Man In A White World 3. Falling 4. Place I Belong 5. Love & Hate 6. One More Night 7. I’ll Never Love 8. Rule The World 9. Father’s Child 10. The Final Framemichaelkiwanuka.com twitter.com/michaelkiwanuka facebook.com/MichaelKiwanuka instagram.com/michaelkiwanuka
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