KeiyaA, the Chicago-born, New York–based mostly soul musician, singer-songwriter, and producer, has introduced a brand new album. Her sophomore LP is titled Hooke’s Law and comes out October 31 through XL. Featured the report is the brand new music “Take It,” and its moody, low-lit music video is co-directed by Caity Arthur and KeiyaA. Watch it under and scroll down for KeiyaA’s upcoming tour dates.
“An album in regards to the journey of self love, from an angle that isn’t all affirmations and capitalistic self-care. It’s not a linear story with an ethical on the finish. It’s extra of a cycle, a spiral—it’s Hooke’s regulation,” mentioned KeiyaA. “With this work, I intention to interrogate and embrace anger and battle, disappointment and dissatisfaction, about not being docile and about rejecting mammyism and conventional expectations of fats black brown and darkish skinned ladies in our communities. I talk about need + longing, about inspecting maladaptive tendencies, battle avoidance – the everlasting relationship with the self.”
Hooke’s Legislation follows KeiyaA’s breakout debut album, 2020’s Forever, Ya Girl, her 2022 single “Camille’s Daughter,” and her full-length stage manufacturing, Milk Thot, that ran in New York. The brand new LP was written, sung, and produced by KeiyaA herself over the previous 5 years, along with her taking part in each instrument on the songs. Additionally included on the prolonged tracklist is the one “Stupid Prizes.”
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Hooke’s Legislation:
01 Waltz d’Hethert
02 I H8 U
03 Silly Prizes
04 Take It
05 Be Quiet!!!
06 Suppose About It / What U Suppose?
07 Okay.I.S.S.
08 Make Good
09 This Time [ft. Rahrah Gabor]
10 Lateeee
11 Get Shut 2 Me
12 Fireplace Signal Oath
13 Motions
14 Motions (Reprise)
15 Break It
16 Thirsty
17 Devotions
18 No person Present
19 Till We Meet Once more
KeiyaA:
10-06 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern *
10-11 Seattle, WA – The Showbox *
10-13 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount *
10-14 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Membership *
10-15 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Membership *
10-18 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Membership *
10-19 New York, NY – Terminal 5 *
11-01 Hamburg, Germany – Überjazz Pageant
11-06 Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
11-07 Utrecht, Netherlands – Le Guess Who?
11-08 Bristol, England – Easy Issues Pageant
11-13 London, England – Corsica Studios
