Aluna Francis shared details of the very first debut project as a solo artist: ‘Renaissance’. The record includes previous singles “Body Pump” and “Warrior” and the latest cut “Get Paid” featuring Princess Nokia and Jade Kingdom. ‘Renaissance’ will arrive on August 28 via Mad Decent.
Back in the end of April, the dance music scene in the UK was blessed with “Body Pump”, the breakout solo single by the lady of electronic duo AlunaGeorge, Aluna Francis. The song is Francis’s initial introduction to her initial body of work after the duo has decided to take hiatus.
After dropping second cut “Warrior”, the singer has now unveiled that the promised solo record is called ‘Renaissance’ with a new song to build up more excitement, “Get Paid”.
According to Pitchfork, “Get Paid” is “an aspirational celebration about Black women and women of colour getting paid, in opposition of the reality that we are consistently undervalued for our work.”
Francis also added, “On the other hand, this is a song about believing we deserve to get paid because as society keeps telling us we are worthless, we internalize that notion, which is almost more damaging because it stops us from advocating for ourselves.”
And like she said, the track is filled with celebratory lyrics of black womanhood like “One more round for the ladies / Then we gon’ get loud, little crazy / ‘Cause we run this town, self made it.” When you think “Get Paid” could not get better, fierce lines from Princess Nokia and Jada Kingdom add the fun and zest to it even more.
In addition to the new song, the 30-year-old also revealed the release date, which is on August 28, and a 14-song tracklist that features musical cameos with the likes of SG Lewis, KAYTRANADA, and Rema. Accompanying the LP announcement, she wrote a note about ‘Renaissance’ on an Instagram post:
“I wrote this album as a fix for any type of dancing deficiencies you may have in your life – if you haven’t been twerking enough lately – I GOT you, if you haven’t been dutty winin’ on the bathroom floor or raving in your hallway I GOT you, if you haven’t been slinky slinking in front of the mirror or nodding your head like it’s heavy I GOOOT you, if you haven’t hit the gwara gwara in the kitchen or….ok you get it…I GOT you.”
‘Renaissance’ is available for pre-order now, and it also offers a physical version as a gold double vinyl, which can be pre-ordered on Mad Decent’s official site here.
‘Renaissance’ tracklist
1. “I’ve Been Starting to Love All The Things I Hate”
2.“Warrior” (feat. SG Lewis)
3. “Sneak”
4. “Envious”
5. “Don’t Hit My Line”
6. “Get Paid” (with Princes Nokia & Jada Kingdom)
7. “The Recipe” (with KAYTRANADA) [feat. Rema]
8. “Body Pump”
9. “Ain’t My Business”
10. “Off Guard”
11. “Back Up”
12. “Pressure”
13. “Surrender”
14. “Whistle”
