Fantastic Negrito to Release New Album, "Son of a Broken Man"; Shares Two New Songs

Article Contributed by Big Hassle Media | Published on Sunday, September 8, 2024

3x GRAMMY® Award-winner Fantastic Negrito is proud to announce his eagerly anticipated new album, Son of a Broken Man, available Friday, October 18 via his own Storefront Records. Pre-orders are available now. Fantastic Negrito’s first full-length release since last year’s acclaimed Grandfather Courage, Son of a Broken Man is heralded by today’s premiere of two album highlights, “California Loner” and “Runaway From You,” both available everywhere now.

"When I was 12 years old, my dad stopped talking to me and kicked me out of the house,” said Fantastic Negrito’s Xavier Dphrepaulezz.“I never saw him again and he ended up dying while I was in foster care. This is me talking to him and telling him what I’ve done with my life.”

LISTEN TO “CALIFORNIA LONER”

LISTEN TO “RUNAWAY FROM YOU”

PRE-ORDER SON OF A BROKEN MAN

Son of a Broken Man sees Fantastic Negrito encapsulating the inimitable elements of his celebrated body of work to date, from hard-hitting distorted guitar riffs to melodic and expressive ballads, all fueled by the unexpected twists that have become his trademark. The album stands as perhaps Fantastic Negrito’s most personal thus far, exploring family, deception, and the human desire to hide the true self as he dives deep into one of the oldest conflicts in human history, the struggle between father and son. Beginning at a young age, Negrito was served untruths by his father. A made-up last name, a fabricated ancestry, and a fake Somali accent. Why lie? Why create this false narrative? Those are the questions Negrito had to ask himself and the questions that lie at the heart of Son of a Broken Man.

Tracklist:

First To Betray Me (Interlude)

Runaway From You

Skirty

Hope Somebody’s Loving You

God Damn Biscuit

Living With Strangers

Life With Zollie (Zollie-Land) (Interlude)

Devil In My Pocket

Crooked Road

Feeling Like A Loner

My Only Friend Is You

The Children Are Waiting (Interlude)

This Little Light Of Mine

Son Of A Broken Man

Son of a Broken Man was preceded earlier this summer by “Undefeated Eyes,” a deeply soulful collaboration with 17x GRAMMY Award-winning® legend Sting available everywhere now. Recorded in 2020 at Fantastic Negrito’s West Oakland studio, just days before COVID lockdown policies went into effect, the track is joined by an official music video co-starring the two iconic artists, filmed last month in Nieuwpoort, Belgium and streaming now at YouTube.

LISTEN TO “UNDEFEATED EYES (FEAT. STING)”

WATCH “UNDEFEATED EYES (FEAT. STING)” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO   

Fantastic Negrito is currently celebrating the upcoming arrival of Son of a Broken Man with a truly epic international tour schedule, continuing September 7 at Novato, CA’s Hopmonk Tavern and then returning to Europe and the United Kingdom in late October. Additional US headline dates will be announced soon. For complete details, please visit www.fantasticnegrito.com/tour.

FANTASTIC NEGRITO - WORLD TOUR 2024

SEPTEMBER

7 – Novato, CA – Hopmonk Tavern

OCTOBER

15 - New York, NY - Sony Hall

18 - Bogota, Colombia - Royal House

20 - Mexico City, Mexico - Auditorio BB

24 - São Paulo, Brazil - Cine Joia

25 - Santiago, Chile - Club Chocolate

26 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Teatro Vorterix

29 – London, United Kingdom – Islington Assembly Hall

30 – Gloucester, United Kingdom – Gloucester Guildhall

31 – Manchester, United Kingdom – The Blues Kitchen Manchester

NOVEMBER

3 – Oberhausen, Germany – Hotelik Gdanska

5 – Berlin, Germany – Quasimodo

6 – Hamburg, Germany – Nochtspeicher

7 – Copenhagen, Denmark - Beta

10 – Oslo, Norway – Parkteatret Scene

13 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg

14 – Gent, Belgium – Muziekclub Wintercircus

15 – Paris, France – La Cigale

18 – Villeurbanne, France – Transbordeur

20 – Barcelona, Spain – La Nau

21 – Valencia, Spain – 16 Toneladas

22 – Madrid, Spain – Sala Cool

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