Day’s after Dave unveiled the project on social media, the Streatham-native has released his sophomore studio album “We’re All Alone In This Together.”
WE’RE ALL ALONE IN THIS TOGETHER OUT NOW https://t.co/DwfB8QV6LQ
— SANTAN (@Santandave1) July 22, 2021
The lineup from the project includes his previously released track “Clash,” featuring Stormzy, including others such as with WizKid on “System,” Boj on “Lazarus,” Snoh Aalegra on “Law Of Attraction.” We’re All Alone In This Together was inspired by a chat Dave had with Hans Zimmer during the lockdown, and the album sees the artist delving into hard topics such as migration, love, and the mother-son connection.
Taking to his Instagram, the ‘No Words’ rapper was no short of words with his lengthy caption, where he shared a heartfelt statement about the project, amongst others.
He began by saying:
“This may be the longest caption of all time but I want to say thank you to my supporters and everyone that’s ever believed in me. My friends my family.
“I put my heart and soul into this, my ups my downs, my insecurities my pain, my truth, my family, my relationships, my everything. I have nothing left. I put it all on here.”
Dave goes on to write a short letter to his mum and heritage, saying:
“To my mum. Juliet. My Juliet. My first and last love. The best part of writing this album and film for you is how close we got and the respect I learnt for you in the process. To Nigeria my heart and soul. I love you and I will fight for you all the days of my life.
He then goes to thank his team for their support and dedication on the project.
“To my team my producers Kyle, P2J, James Blake, Jonny, Jae5, Joe Reeves, Dro, Edem, Nathan, Neighbourhood. I couldn’t have done it without you. All the artists on this record. To my acting team 42, Kate and Molly for sticking by me and believing in me. To my brother Daniel Kaluuya for his words of inspiration.”
He continued, “To anyone that feels how I felt in my highest points and my lowest, anxious, defeated, depressed, to the victims of the wind rush scandal, the victims of grenfell, the victims of war crimes in the Middle East, the victims of racism and corruption at the highest levels and all the other things that this albums about.
“To every single one of the kids that’s ever sent me a message, listened to my music, bought a ticket, or done anything for me. I love you and just like my family, my people and my fellow migrants. Never forget. We were born of the water. But tried in the fire. We’re all alone in this together.”
“We’re All Alone In This Together” serves as Dave’s first full-length release since his Mercury Prize-winning first studio album, “Psychodrama.”
“We’re All Alone In This Together” is available to stream on all major platforms now. Stream on Spotify below.
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