MNEK has announced details of his highly anticipated debut album ‘Language’, and has given fans a taste of what they can expect with the release of new track ‘Crazy World’, from the forthcoming album. ‘Language’, due to be released on the 7th of September via Virgin EMI, features 16-tracks including ‘Tongue’, ‘Colour’, ‘Paradise’ and brand new single ‘Crazy World’.
Describing the record the 23-year-old singer, song-writer and producer, said: “This album is so special to me because it’s something I’ve put my heart and soul into writing and producing and singing. I’ve waited for the day my debut album is released my entire life, so naturally, I’ve designed it to be listened to from start to finish. Every song flows into each other in a way that tells a sonic story. I’ve learned so much as a musician over the years and most importantly as a young man.”
The London-born star, who has been in the music industry for ten years, made his name writing and producing for the likes of Beyoncé, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Dua Lipa, Diplo, MØ, Rudimental, Julia Michaels and Stormzy. Before scoring UK Top 5 hits with collaborations like ‘Ready for Your Love’ with Gorgon City and ‘Never Forget You’ with Zara Larson. The star has added that he hoped ‘Language’ would showcase his individuality as a solo artist.
“I wanted to give people a chance to learn about me, hear my influences through this record and really get a vibe of my personality, happiness, my sadness, my curiosity, my Scorpio tendencies, or whatever – but in a way that I haven’t [been] able to showcase before in my previous work”, says MNEK.
In support of his debut album, the soulful-star recently announced details of his first UK headline tour, which is set to begin on the 9th of October 2018 in Manchester and concludes on the 11th of October 2018 in London. Tickets for the headline shows go on general sale on the 24th of August 2018 at 10am.
Explaining the meaning behind the album’s title on Instagram, MNEK wrote: “I’ve called it Language because for me this album has been about me learning the language of what it is yo be a young man in the world, a young man in love, a young man out of love, and also finding out what my real purpose in the industry is. This is still the beginning for me as a recording artist and I really feel there’s so much more for me to learn about all of this.”
09/10/2018 – Gorilla – Manchester
10/10 – O2 Institute 2 – Birmingham
11/10 – Scala – London