In the troubled times of COVID-19 and racial violence and unrest, Blaccs soulful songs about togetherness and family feel like a sorely needed life raft helping us keep a grip on the things that matter most.Blacc, who is best known for both 2010s I Need a Dollar and for his vocals on Avicii s 2013 international EDM anthem Wake Me Up is back with his first proper solo album of new material in seven years.
Every weekend I do family Zooms, Im with my kids pretty much 247 and my wife so togetherness really is a true theme when it comes to my life. No one would have predicted that but this is where we are and Im glad that Im still releasing the album whereas other artists might be holding back but in my mind, this is the perfect messaging for right now. I grew up with music like that listening to Marvin Gaye and Bill Withers. I think for Marvin Gaye, the most risque thing I ever heard was Sexual Healing. It was definitely weird for me as a kid, singing the lyrics, but if you put that up against the stuff thats on the radio today, thats not so bad. I want to write something that matters and is thematic for a moment. I went into that session writing with collaborators who are really good at writing love songs. I dont fancy myself a love songwriter so I thought it was a good challenge. This song is in part a gift for my 10-year anniversary to my wife Maya Jupiter. The messaging in the song is who wouldve thought that I could find love halfway across the world, you cant predict those things, its putting forth the idea that love chooses you. In the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and so many others, my goal is to educate people and get them into action meaning registering to vote, educating themselves on the issues and voting early and voting all the way down the ballot. You may be voting for president but that doesnt affect the judge who is your district who is making decisions that could negatively affect your life, or the mayor or the district attorney or the sheriff, those are the ones that need to be paid attention to. A song like Glory Days is a song about making today and every day your glory days rather than looking back longingly or nostalgically at the past. To contact us about advertising please email contact (at) spin.com.
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