Fantastic Negrito Shares Video for Rare Ballad, "I Hope Somebody's Loving You"

Article Contributed by Big Hassle Media | Published on Sunday, October 13, 2024

3x GRAMMY® Award-winner Fantastic Negrito has shared a stark and beautiful official music video for the recently released single, "I Hope Somebody’s Loving You." A rare ballad for Fantastic Negrito, the song is taken from his new album, Son of a Broken Man (Storefront Records), arriving everywhere next Friday, October 18. Pre-orders are available now.

"This video encapsulates the feeling of desolation and loneliness that the song conveys," says Fantastic Negrito. "It can be a lonely world out there."

WATCH "I HOPE SOMEBODY'S LOVING YOU" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

PRE-ORDER SON OF A BROKEN MAN

The single, "I Hope Somebody's Loving You," was released last month as a double A-side along with the song, "Crooked Road."

“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”

Son of a Broken Man was first heralded in early September 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”

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

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