Anjimile releases his new album, The King – his debut release for 4AD / Remote Control and first full-length since 2020’s breakthrough Giver Taker. The record includes recently released singles: powerful title track ‘The King’, the gently emotive ‘Father’, protest song ‘Animal’, and the haunting new single ‘Black Hole’. The songs of The King document the range of complicated emotions of Anjimile’s lived experience – from the deep appreciation of parental support in ‘Father’, to the grief (‘Genesis’),...
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Anjimile previews a third song from his upcoming album, The King, out 8 September. ‘Animal’ is a protest song about police brutality, written in the summer of 2020 and explicitly references the death of George Floyd. Like the rest of The King, every sound heard on ‘Animal’ comes from two instruments: an acoustic guitar and Anjimile’s own voice. Throughout, Anjimile’s feelings of rage and frustration are tinged with sardonicism, and the song is accompanied by an equally potent video directed by Robby Opperman. Pre-order...
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Anjimile shares his new single, ‘Father’, the latest from his upcoming album, The King, out September 8th via 4AD / Remote Control. Earlier this year he shared title track ‘The King’, accompanied by a lyric visualiser inspired by the work of Daniela Yohannes, the artist behind the cover art. ‘Father’, with its gentle thrumming, recalls 2020 debut album Giver Taker’s soft, stirring folk. Anjimile needs little more than his voice and a guitar, played by Brad Allen Williams, to draw forth...
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Anjimile Chithambo, better known as Anjimile, announces his new album, The King, out September 8th, his first full-length since 2020’s breakthrough Giver Taker. To herald the announcement, he shares lead single, ‘The King.’ Highlighting the artistic shift from Giver Taker to now, ‘The King’ opens with a lofty, melodic choir, an intro that belies the song’s motives. Suddenly, sinister arpeggios interrupt the reverie, and the voices grow darkly serious. Deeply steeped in the confusion, grief, and rage...
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