A new single from the British rappers on its way next week.
Dave, David Orobosa Omoregiea, took to social media to post a photo of himself and Stormzy, captioned “July 9th”. The post has since sparked the potential news that the two are set to release a collaboration on that day.
Since then, Dave has taken to social media again to announce the highly anticipated announcement of his new album, which is set to be released on the 23rd July. In a recent interview with GQ Magazine, Dave explained the album’s title and it’s influence – “The album title is We’re All Alone In This Together…Hans Zimmer said it to me on FaceTime“.
In the very same interview with GQ Magazine Dave confirmed the rumours that the first single in his new album is called “Clash” and will feature Stormzy. However the rapper reinforced that this news is subject to change. In the likely case that the pair are in fact pairing up on a new single, released on July 9th, it will become Dave’s first since his drop of ‘Titanium‘ and ‘Mercury‘ – two surprise tracks that were release in April.
Other than these surprise releases the South London rapper last released his solo track ‘Paper Cut’s‘ back in 2019. However, the rapper has also kept busy over the past 12 months working with Giggs, Fredo and Ghetts.
The release of ‘We’re All Alone In This Together‘ will mark Dave’s second studio album, since the critically acclaimed, Mercury Music Prize-winning debut ‘Psychodrama‘ back in 2019. ‘Psychodrama‘ gained the rapper the reputation for his carefully cultivated, socially conscious lyricism and ability to be emotionally vulnerable in the public eye. It is no wonder that the album gained such vast popularity – for it initiated open conversations for its listeners and a relatable outlet they might never normally have. Discussing ‘Psychodrama‘ with GQ Magazine, Dave explained that:
“The interesting thing about being vulnerable is that a lot of people respect you for it and people have their jokes. But I just feel like, at the core, one thing that my favourite musicians did when I was growing up was make me feel like I wasn’t alone in what it was that I was going through…You’re getting this picture of real humans who you can relate to. People who you can buy into their lives, people giving you a soundtrack. In Psychodrama I wanted to go and unapologetically say what is going on with me.”
Santan Dave is yet to release a track list for his forthcoming album but with a potential collaboration with Stormzy on the cards, as well as a critically acclaimed history on the music scene, the 9th and 23rd are greatly anticipated.
