SOMETHING ABOUT APRIL II OUT NOW
The wait is over. Something About April II is now available on vinyl, CD, and digital formats. The new album, out today on Linear Labs, features duets from Laetitia Sadier (of Stereolab) & Bilal, Raphael Saadiq, Israeli singer/songwriter Karolina, and Venice Dawn member and longtime Younge collaborator, Loren Oden. Get it on digital platforms, or visit our online store to get your copy today!!
Four years after the release of Something About April, Linear Labs is proud to announce the release of its predecessor, coming to CD & Vinyl this winter. Something About April II will feature a new string of special guests including: Loren Oden, Bilal, Raphael Sadiq, Lætitia Sadier of Stereolab, A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Israeli songstress Karolina.
Recorded with a collection of rare instruments, Something About April II advances Younge’s musical paradigm with enterprising concepts, and grander compositions, synthesizing the boundaries between dark American soul, and classic European cinema. This latest release features an array of entrancing vocalists: Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab) and Bilal, perform duets on “Step Beyond” and “La Ballade,” reminiscent of duets from Serge Gainsborg & Jane Birkin; Raphael Saadiq blends “Black Jazz” vocals with psychedelic soul on “Magic Music,” while Israeli star, Karolina, delivers haunting chants over concertos like “Hear my love” and “Winter is Here.” Long time Adrian Younge collaborator Loren Oden croons as if the apparent ghost of Donnie Hathaway created one last love song with “Sandrine” and “Sittin’ by the Radio.”
Younge is the experimental spirit of the modernist vanguard, looking into the past to create the future. What this album extrapolates from vinyl culture, will become further magnified by its sampling down the line. Something About April II will replace the former as a holy grail for producers and collectors alike.
