3x GRAMMY® Award-winner Fantastic Negrito has shared two powerful songs from his upcoming new album, “I Hope Somebody’s Loving You, “and “Crooked Road,” both available today via his own Storefront Records. Fantastic Negrito’s first full-length release since 2022’s acclaimed Grandfather Courage, Son of a Broken Man arrives everywhere on Friday, October 18. Pre-orders are available now.
“Try not to cheat on your woman try not to cheat on your man,” says Fantastic Negrito of “I Hope Somebody’s Loving You.” “ I’ve been on tour a long time. I’ve spent so many days weeks and months away from home and encountered so many beautiful people on the planet and this just became a common theme in my head and heart –I hope we are all experiencing a version of love.
“I wrote ‘Crooked Road’ about determination, never giving up, deep breath, reset, refresh,” he continues. “This has been the theme of my life and it continues to be. I thrive off inspiration and this song embodied it for me. We might think that our life has serious challenges, but trust me, someone else out there has even more than you.”
LISTEN TO “I HOPE SOMEBODY’S LOVING YOU”
LISTEN TO “CROOKED ROAD”
PRE-ORDER SON OF A BROKEN MAN
Son of a Broken Man was first heralded last month with the premiere of two album highlights, “California Loner” and “Runaway From You.” The new album 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.
LISTEN TO “CALIFORNIA LONER”
LISTEN TO “RUNAWAY FROM YOU”
FANTASTIC NEGRITO
SON OF A BROKEN MAN
(Storefront Records)
Release Date: October 18, 2024
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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 on YouTube.
LISTEN TO “UNDEFEATED EYES (FEAT. STING)”
WATCH “UNDEFEATED EYES (FEAT. STING)” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
Fantastic Negrito is celebrating the impending arrival of Son of a Broken Man with a truly epic international tour schedule, resuming October 15 at New York City’s Sony Hall and then making stops across South America, the UK, and Europe through late November. In addition, Fantastic Negrito will make a top-billed home state festival appearance at the inaugural DeFord Bailey Legacy Festival, honoring the harmonica virtuoso’s impactful legacy as the first Black star of the Grand Ole Opry and set for Berkeley, CA’s Freight & Salvage on Sunday, December 15. For complete details and ticket availability, please visit www.fantasticnegrito.com/tour.
FANTASTIC NEGRITO - WORLD TOUR 2024
OCTOBER
15 – New York, NY – Sony Hall
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
11 – Malmö, Sweden – Plan B
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
25 – Lisbon, Portugal – LAV
DECEMBER
15 – Berkeley, CA – DeFord Bailey Legacy Festival @ Freight & Salvage
