LISTEN TO "BULLET FROM A GUN" AND "GREAZE MODE" FEATURING NAFE SMALLZ NOW; PRE-ORDER NEW ALBUM IGNORANCE IS BLISS HERE
IGNORANCE IS BLISS SET FOR MAY 31st RELEASE
VIA BOY BETTER KNOW / THE ORCHARD
Skepta today releases the first two brand new tracks from his upcoming fifth studio album, Ignorance Is Bliss, set to be released on on May 31st via Skepta's own Boy Better Know label. "Bullet From A Gun" and "Greaze Mode" featuring Nafe Smallz are the first pieces of new music to be debuted from this highly anticipated album and are now available across streaming platforms worldwide.
Authentic, autobiographical and unwaveringly honest, "Bullet From A Gun" is produced by Skepta and Ragz Originale and is Skepta at his uncompromising best. "Greaze Mode", a Skepta production and collaboration with Luton vocalist Nafe Smallz, showcases a whole other side - musically and lyrically - to the new album. It's an undeniable party anthem; the intoxicated downtown to "Bullet From A Gun"'s reflective, focused uptown and a further enticing glimpse of what fans can expect of Ignorance Is Bliss.
LISTEN TO "BULLET FROM A GUN" HERE" & "GREAZE MODE"
FEATURING NAFE SMALLZ HERE: https://orcd.co/
Ignorance Is Bliss is the follow up to his era and genre-defining, UK gold certified album Konnichiwa, which won the coveted Mercury Music Prize and saw Skepta picking up awards and collaborating around the world, including multiple BRIT Awardsnominations. From early UK pioneer to global icon, Skepta's influence is felt throughout contemporary culture.
"The internet is making everything and everyone politically correct but that takes away the artistry. Ignorance Is Bliss deals with the yin yang of Life. True Skepta, saying it exactly how it is." - Skepta, 2019
Meanwhile, Skepta is set to perform across Europe throughout the summer. These shows include a headline appearance at this year's Field Day Festival, which takes places at London's Meridan Water - a stones through from the Meridian Estate where Skepta grew up - and is set to be a huge homecoming show. He is also a headliner at this year's Manchester International Festival alongside Yoko Ono, Idris Elba & Kwame Kwei-Armah, where he will be debuting his truly unique, immersive DYSTOPIA987 show.
SKEPTA EU LIVE DATES 2019
Sat, Jun 1 2019 Forbidden Fruits Festival, Ireland
Fri, Jun 7 2019 Field Day, London, UK
Sat, Jun 22 2019 Tauron Nowa Muzyka, Katowice, Poland
Wed, Jul 3 2019 Roskilde Festival, Denmark
Fri, Jul 5 2019 Down The Rabbit Hole, De Groene Heuvels, Netherlands
Sun, Jul 7 2019 Exit Festival, Petrovaradin Fortress, Novi Sad, Serbia
Thu, Jul 11 2019 Pohoda Festival, Airport Trencin, Slovakia
Sat, Jul 13 2019 Dour Festival, Belgium
Wed - Fri, Jul 17-19 2019 Manchester International Festival, Manchester, UK
Thu, Jul 20 2019 Sonar, Barcelona, Spain
Sun, Jul 21 2019 Melt Festival, Ferropolis, Leipzig, Germany
