Genesis Owusu Details New LP Struggler
Genesis Owusu AKA: Kofi Owusu-Ansah, announces his NEW album, STRUGGLER,, will arrive on August 18 via OURNESS/AWAL. Additionally, he has announced his a headline world tour including dates in North America, Australia, the UK, Germany and more. Along with all the news, the Ghanaian-Australian artist, shares the album’s lead single, “Leaving the Light,” along with its video directed by Aotearoa New Zealand visual artist Lisa Reihana.
STRUGGLER follows 2021’s Smiling with No Teeth, Owusu takes his next steps forward with ; an imminent exploration of the chaos and absurdity of life, and our ability to endure. Where Smiling With No Teeth uncovered the battle against depression and racism, STRUGGLER is about how to get through it. The album takes inspiration from a close friend hitting the brink and coming through the other side, in conjunction with prompted questions of life and beauty that Owusu found himself contemplating during readings of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis. Recorded between the US and Australia, the album’s producers traverse musical genres; from Jason Evigan (RUFUS DU SOL, SZA), to Mikey Freedom Hart (Jon Batiste), Sol Was (Beyoncé’s Renaissance), and original producers, Andrew Klippel and Dave Hammer.
Genesis Owusu
Struggler
Tracklist
Ourness/AWAL
1. Leaving The Light
2. The Roach
3. The Old Man
4. See Ya There
5. Freak Boy
6. Tied Up!
7. That’s Life (A Swamp)
8. Balthazar
9. Stay Blessed
10. What Comes Will Come
11. Stuck To The Fan
THE STRUGGLER RUNS THROUGH AN ABSURD WORLD WITH NO ‘WHERE’ OR ‘WHY’ AT HAND. JUST AN INSTINCTUAL INNER RHYTHM, YELLING AT THEM TO SURVIVE THE PESTILENCE AND LIGHTING BOLTS COMING FROM ABOVE. A ROACH JUST KEEPS ROACHING.” – Genesis Owusu
Genesis Owusu 2023 Tour Dates
5/20 Coffs Harbour, AUS – Storyland @ Park Beach Reserve
5/23 Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center**
5/25 Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena**
5/28 Boston, MA – Boston Calling
5/30 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden**
5/31 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden**
6/02 Washington, DC – Capitol One Arena**
6/04 Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse**
6/05 Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse**
6/07 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena**
6/08 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena**
6/10 Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center**
6/11 Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena**
6/13 Orlando, FL – Amway Center**
6/14 Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live**
10/12 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
10/13 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
10/14 Ferndale, MI – The Loving Touch
10/15 Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Music Hall
10/17 Toronto, ON – The Velvet Underground
10/18 Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD
10/19 Boston, MA – The Sinclair
10/20 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere
10/21 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
10/25 Washington, DC – Union Stage
10/27 Charlotte, NC – Visulite Theatre
10/28 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
10/29 Nashville, TN – The Basement East
10/31 Austin, TX – Empire Control Room & Garage
11/01 Dallas, TX – The Studio at The Factory
11/03 Denver, CO – Globe Hall
11/06 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
11/07 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
11/09 Seattle, WA – Neumos
11/10 Portland, OR – Star Theatre
11/11 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
11/15 London, UK – Heaven
11/16 Paris, FR – Café de la Danse
11/17 Berlin, DE – Hole44
12/01 Perth, AUS – Ice Cream Factory
12/08 Melbourne, AUS – Festival Hall
12/09 Canberra, AUS – UC Refectory
12/14 Brisbane, AUS – Fortitude Music Hall
12/15 Sydney, AUS – Hordern Pavilion
12/16 Adelaide, AUS – Hindley St Music Hall
**notes tour dates with Paramore, Bloc Party
Pre-order Struggler by Genesis Owusu HERE
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