Genesis Owusu has introduced his awaited sophomore album, ‘STRUGGLER’, alongside a brand new single and music video.
Introduced immediately (Could 18), ‘STRUGGLER’ is ready to reach on August 18 by way of Ourness/AWAL – preorder the album right here. ‘STRUGGLER’ is accompanied by a brand new single, ‘Leaving The Gentle’, and its music video.
The Bose x NME C23 artist’s upcoming album will function a thematic successor to his debut album ‘Smiling With No Enamel’. Whereas ‘Smiling With No Enamel’ chronicled Owusu’s battles with despair and racism, ‘STRUGGLER’ will see him grapple with overcoming his demons.
Genesis Owusu stated of the album by way of a press assertion: “The struggler runs by an absurd world with no ‘the place’ or ‘why’ at hand. Simply an instinctual internal rhythm, yelling at them to outlive the pestilence and lightning bolts coming from above. A roach simply retains roaching.”
The tracklist for Genesis Owusu’s ‘STRUGGLER’ is:
1. ‘Leaving The Gentle’
2. ‘The Roach’
3. ‘The Outdated Man’
4. ‘See Ya There’
5. ‘Freak Boy’
6. ‘Tied Up!’
7. ‘That’s Life (A Swamp)’
8. ‘Balthazar’
9. ‘Keep Blessed’
10. ‘What Comes Will Come’
11. ‘Caught To The Fan’
Owusu has additionally introduced a world tour, which can see him carry out throughout North America, Europe and Australia later this 12 months. The tour will run from October 12 by December 16, ending with six reveals in Australia. Owusu can be supported by EarthGang whereas on tour in Australia.
Presales for tickets to Genesis Owusu’s NA and Australia tour dates are actually stay, with common gross sales starting on Friday (Could 19) at 10am native time. There can be no presale tickets for his European tour, with common tickets happening sale at 10am native time. Tickets might be bought right here.
Genesis Owusu’s 2023 ‘STRUGGLER’ tour dates are:
October:
12 – High-quality Line – Minneapolis, MN
13 – Thalia Corridor – Chicago, IL
14 – The Loving Contact – Ferndale, MI
15 – Thunderbird Café & Music Corridor – Pittsburgh, PA
17 – Velvet Underground – Toronto, ON
18 – Le Studio TD – Montreal, QC
19 – The Sinclair – Boston, MA
20 – Elsewhere – Brooklyn, NY
21 – Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
25 – Union Stage – Washington, DC
27 – Visulite Theatre – Charlotte, NC
28 – Terminal West – Atlanta, GA
29 – The Basement East – Nashville, TN
31 – Empire Management Room & Storage – Austin, TX
November:
01 – The Studio at The Manufacturing facility – Dallas, TX
03 – Globe Corridor – Denver, CO
06 – The Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
07 – The Impartial – San Francisco, CA
09 – Neumos – Seattle, WA
10 – Star Theater – Portland, OR
11 – Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC
15 – Heaven – London, UK
16 – Café de la Danse – Paris, France
17 – Hole44 – Berlin, Germany
December:
01 – The Ice Cream Manufacturing facility – Perth, Australia
08 – Competition Corridor – Melbourne, Australia
09 – UC Refectory – Canberra, Australia
14 – Fortitude Music Corridor – Brisbane, Australia
15 – Hordern Pavillion – Sydney, Australia
16 – Hindley Road Music Corridor – Adelaide, Australia
Earlier this 12 months, Genesis Owusu participated within the Bose x NME C23 challenge, which noticed Owusu and different artists share beforehand unreleased tracks for a particular mixtape, together with a stay showcase at SXSW. For his contribution, Owusu shared the observe ‘Gap Coronary heart’.