Kamasi Washington Announces New Album Fearless Movement Feat. André 3000, Thundercat, George Clinton, & More

Kamasi Washington Announces New Album Fearless Movement Feat. André 3000, Thundercat, George Clinton, & More

It’s been six years since Kamasi Washington’s last album, 2018’s Heaven And Earth, though he’s kept plenty busy since then between his Dinner Party side project and his various collaborations. But today Washington is announcing a new full-length of his own, Fearless Movement, which will be out in May. It features guest spots from André 3000, Thundercat, George Clinton, Terrace Martin, BJ The Chicago Kid, and more.

Washington said that the album was inspired by dance. ““It’s not literal,” he explained. “Dance is movement and expression, and in a way it’s the same thing as music — expressing your spirit through your body. That’s what this album is pushing.”

He also talked about how fatherhood has impacted his outlook on life: “Being a father means the horizon of your life all of a sudden shows up. My mortality became more apparent to me, but also my immortality — realizing that my daughter is going to live on and see things that I’m never going to see. I had to become comfortable with this, and that affected the music that I was making.”

Today, he’s sharing the album’s lead single, “Prologue,” which serves as its closing track, and it’s debuting with a music video directed by AG Rojas and choreographed by Samantha Blake Goodman. Watch and listen below.

TRACKLIST:
01 “Lesanu”
02 “Asha The First” (Feat. Thundercat, Taj Austin, Ras Austin)
03 “Computer Love” (Feat. Patrice Quinn, DJ Battlecat, & Brandon Coleman)
04 “The Visionary” (Feat. Terrace Martin)
05 “Get Lit” (Feat. George Clinton & D Smoke)
06 “Dream State” (Feat. André 3000)
07 “Together” (Feat. BJ The Chicago Kid)
08 “The Garden Path”
09 “Interstellar Peace (The Last Stance)”
10 “Road To Self (KO)”
11 “Lines In The Sand”
12 “Prologue”

TOUR DATES:
05/04 New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
05/05 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
05/07 Toronto, QC @ History
05/08 Cincinnati, OH @ Ludlow Garage
05/09 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
05/10 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
05/11 Minneapolis, MN @ Fitzgerald Theater
05/12 Omaha, NB @ Slowdown
05/14 Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston
05/15 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Dallas
05/16 San Antonio, TX @ Empire Theater
05/17 Austin, TX @ Empire Garage
05/30 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue
05/31 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
06/01 Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
06/02 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
06/05 Sacramento, CA @ Crest Theatre
06/06 Monterey, CA @ Golden State Theatre
06/07 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield
06/08 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
06/09 San Diego, CA @ Belly Up
06/11 Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Arts Center
06/16 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl Jazz Fes
07/31 Alexandria, VA @ The Birchmere

Fearless Movement is out 5/3 via Young.

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