Anjimile has shared his new single, ‘Father’, the track is off his forthcoming album, The King, available September 8th via 4AD. The song follows title track “The King”,  which was accompanied by a lyric visualiser inspired by the work of Daniela Yohannes, the artist behind the cover art.

‘Father’, with its gentle thrumming, recalls 2020 debut album Giver Taker’s soft, stirring folk. Anjimile needs little more than his voice and a guitar, played by Brad Allen Williams, to draw forth deep, stirring emotions, the kind of feelings dedicated to a loving and supportive parent.

“I wrote this song with my parents in mind as a sort of gesture of appreciation and love for everything they did to try and support me before, during, and after I went to rehab and got sober in early 2016,” Anjimile shares. “Thanks, Mom and Dad.”

“If Giver Taker was an album of prayers, The King is an album of curses.” In his second album, Anjimile continues exploring what it means to be a Black trans person in America. The brutally honest reflection of 2020’s deadly summer is less reminiscent of the pink cloud of early sobriety and more rooted in the reality of seeing brutality with clear eyes. Drawing from influences ranging from religion, Phillip Glass, and lived experiences, the album is a grand step forward for Anjimile. Nearly every sound you hear on The King comes from two instruments: an acoustic guitar and Anjimile’s own voice. Other than a few beautiful contributions from Justine Bowe, Brad Allen Williams, Sam Gendel, and James Krivchenia (Big Thief), the album is the result of a year in LA working intimately with Shawn Everett.

Anjimile
The King
Tracklist
4AD

1. The King
2. Mother
3. Anybody
4. Genesis
5. Animal
6. Father
7. Harley
8. Black Hole
9. I Pray
10. The Right

Anjimile 2023 Tour Dates

9 September – RALEIGH, NC, USA, Hopscotch
28 September – MONTREAL, CANADA, POP Montreal
10 November – PARIS, FRANCE, Pitchfork Paris
11 November – LONDON, UK, Pitchfork London

Pre-order The King by Anjimile HERE