| Genesis Owusu’s New Album STRUGGLER Out NOW via Ourness / AWAL!
WATCH AMAZING MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “TIED UP!” EARLY ADDS FOR “TIED UP!” FROM KCMP, KJAC, KVYN, SIRIUS XMU, WBJB, WFUV, WYEP & WYMS Global Headline Tour Dates Coming This Fall – FULL LIST BELOW! “The Roach continues to run through an absurd world, trivially trying to make sense of it. Maybe looking internally, focusing inward instead of outward, will provide some guidance? Who knows.” REVISIT: Genesis Owusu KNOCKING OUR SOCKS OFF at NON-COMMvention ADDS ON PREVIOUS SINGLE “LEAVING THE LIGHT” FROM INDIE 102.3, KAXE, KBAC, KCLC, KCMP, KCSN, KEXP, KJAC, KRML, KSUT, KTBG, KUTX, KXT, MUSIC CHOICE AAA, SIRIUS XMU, WCBE, WFPK, WFUV, WLKR, WMNF, WNRN, WNXP, WOCM, WPYA, WTMD, WUNC, WXPN, WYCE, WYEP, WYMS, WYSO & MORE! PRAISE FOR GENESIS OWUSU: BET: “Genesis Owusu is back and better than ever” BROOKLYN VEGAN: “Genre-defying Ghanaian-Australian artist Genesis Owusu’s… psychedelic hip hop-soul” CONSEQUENCE: “the Ghanaian-Australian artist refuses to be stopped… Owusu’s talent burns too bright to be stamped out.” i-D: “Genesis Owusu grabs your hand and begins a warp speed journey through both his own psyche, and our chaotic shared reality… Owusu has clearly poured every ounce of himself into this debut album.” NPR MUSIC: “struck by the fresh, yet familiar feel… the mix of confidence, swagger and humor in his jazzy, hip-hop delivery” PASTE MAGAZINE: “Smiling with No Teeth is consistently difficult to pin down in a way that feels nothing less than vital… the charismatic presence in the eye of the stylistic cyclone.” SPIN: “audacious, conceptual debut immediately positioned itself as an Album of the Year contender… a collage that transcends” TEEN VOGUE: “exciting artistic vision… He’s a poetic lyricist” UPROXX: “Genesis Owusu is proving himself to be a surging creator with an imaginative mind” |
| Ghanaian-Australian artist Genesis Owusu has released his highly anticipated sophomore album, STRUGGLER, out via OURNESS / AWAL. He is also bringing his vibrant live show to North America this fall for a headline tour, following his arena tour this spring supporting Paramore. Owusu’s latest single, “Tied Up!” – the follow up to lead single “Leaving The Light” which was praised by the likes of Billboard, Consequence, SPIN and more is impacting now!.
“Tied Up!” is the album’s magnum opus and defined by a stomping beat and warping guitar line, buttered by Owusu’s forceful vocals that speak to the heart of the album’s mindset; the struggle of getting by in an uneasy world, and holding onto oneself in the process. Produced by Sol Was (Beyoncé’s Renaissance) and Henry Was (Justin Jay, Thumpasaurus), the addictive track lends energetic nods to fan favorites like “Good Times” and “Wit Da Team” rounded out by a pounding, yet meditative, outro; ‘I’m the struggler, ain’t no way to love ya’. Watch the “Tied Up!” video, which continues his collaboration with globally-celebrated Aotearoa (New Zealand) visual artist Lisa Reihana, and sees Owusu as a boxer going to battle for himself while running from his demons. STRUGGLER is an imminent exploration of the chaos and absurdity of life, and our ability to endure. Where his celebrated 2021 debut album, Smiling With No Teeth, uncovered the battle against depression and racism, STRUGGLER is about how to get through its struggle. The album takes inspiration from a close friend hitting the brink and coming through the other side, in conjunction with prompted questions of life and beauty that Owusu found himself contemplating during readings of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis – references that are explicitly featured in “Tied Up!”. One of Australia’s most-celebrated recent albums, Smiling With No Teeth demonstrated the beginning of Owusu’s profound artistic revolution and soul-bearing expression. The album secured radio support from NPR stations across the US (KCRW, KEXP, WXPN and more) and BBC Radio along with being named Australia’s triple j “Album of the Year” and winning four ARIA award titles including “Album of the Year.” Global acclaim also came from tastemakers and critics alike, including Los Angeles Times, AV Club, KCRW, Paste, The Needle Drop, BET, American Songwriter, OkayPlayer, and many more. Owusu additionally saw his album track, “Gold Chains,” included in President Obama’s Favorite Music of 2021, and he made his late night debut performing the song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He followed the album with his Missing Molars EP and acclaimed standalone singles in 2022 – “GTFO” and “Get Inspired.” |
