US artist Brandon has unveiled a brand new EP ‘Blush’, his first since signing with Secretly Canadian.
‘Blush’ sees Brandon reply to latest stimuli in his life; the four-track EP was recorded just some month previous to launch. “There are songs on my subsequent album that I wrote in 2018,” Brandon says. “They nonetheless really feel true to me, however their meanings have modified over time. These really feel so speedy. I’m actually happy with them.”
Born to Trinidadian dad and mom and raised by his single mom in Riverside, California, Brandon’s early releases – most notably 2020’s ‘Coming Clean‘ – had been signifiers of an earthy, unvarnished fashion. ‘Blush’ is Brandon assuming kind; he wrote and recorded each tune and each instrument. ‘Blush’ incorporates 4 folk-rock reveries, and collectively they provide up an evocative snapshot of a quiet, however no much less highly effective, unfurling of affection in its inside and common guises. Taking playful cues from Pleasure Oladokun, Bon Ivor, and Sampha, Brandon’s voice glissades between tempos and moods on songs that unabashedly have a good time pleasure and contentment.
Talking about ‘Blush’, Brandon shares “for me, it’s a few of my most sincere music thus far, and sonically, appears like a glimmer into a brand new epoch. Every tune has its personal story, and strikes with you on this quick, 16 minute journey. It encapsulates numerous the emotions and sentiments which have eclipsed my life over the previous yr. I hope it brings individuals as a lot peace of thoughts because it has introduced me.”
Brandon’s forthcoming debut album is predicted to drop in 2025. For now, the EP supplies a snapshot of the present second – “a nighttime whisper earlier than a vibrant, ethereal daybreak.”
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Photograph Credit score: Caroline Ridings
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