AKTHESAVIOR, sagun – ‘u r not alone’ (Official Album Artwork Courtesy of Rosie Matheson)
FEATURING GUEST COLLABORATORS PINK SIIFU, MICK JENKINS, ERICK THE ARCHITECT, A$AP TWELVYY, JAWS OF LOVE AND AZIZI GIBSON
NEW SINGLE “HUMBLE” WITH PINK SIIFU OUT TODAY
January 19, 2024 (Los Angeles, CA) – Today, hip-hop artist AKTHESAVIOR and lo-fi producer sagun have officially announced their forthcoming joint album u r not alone, releasing on March 22, 2024 via Platoon. Featuring an array of guest collaborators – from Pink Siifu to Mick Jenkins, Erick The Architect, A$AP Twelvyy, Jaws of Love (Kelcey Ayer of Local Natives), and Azizi Gibson – the project meditates on self-actualization and the search for community within a social landscape that feels increasingly disconnected; distilled within fourteen tracks that collide the worlds of rap and lo-fi.
“To us, ‘u r not alone’ is a message of solidarity. As humans, we’re all unique individuals, yet we all go through similar experiences and can help each other by spreading love and being more open and united,” says AK about the record. “In this fast-paced society that we’ve created for ourselves, we tend to lose connection to the fundamental things that make us feel whole. Community, knowing your self worth, treating others with kindness, making mistakes and learning from them. This album is meant to bring those things back into view as a reminder of what truly holds value in life.”
Alongside the announcement of u r not alone, AK & sagun have released their new single “Humble feat. Pink Siifu” today. A track about staying grounded and remembering where you came from, “Humble” serves up the duo’s third and latest taste of the album, having been preceded by “No Scars” and “Tetsuo’s Ways.” The latter of which, a collaboration with Mick Jenkins, draws inspiration from the cyberpunk anime film Akira as a parallel for a specific life experience: witnessing how the taste of power can corrupt a friendship. Together, “No Scars” and “Tetsuo’s Ways” have caught the eyes of The FADER, Rolling Stone, FLOOD Magazine, Ones To Watch, COLORS, Cabbages and landed coveted placements on Apple Music (Flowetry, New in Hip-Hop), Spotify (New Joints), Amazon Music (PRSM, Breakthrough Hip-Hop) and TIDAL (Mellow Vibes, Hip-Hop Tranquilo) upon their releases.
Pre-save u r not alone now here and watch the official music video
for “Humble feat. Pink Siifu” here.
From rap to lo-fi, to the thousands of miles between AK & sagun’s respective homes of Brooklyn and Nepal, u r not alone is a world-bridging album. Finding common ground over things like anime and the inspiration they draw from the natural world, the duo bonded and collaborated via FaceTime from opposite ends of the planet before eventually relocating to Los Angeles and meeting in-person for the first time this year.
‘U R NOT ALONE’ TRACKLIST
- Dear World,
- Johnnie Talkin’
- Yukina’s Tears
- Issues
- Tetsuo’s Ways (feat. Mick Jenkins)
- Ashitaka’s Faith
- Circles (feat. Azizi Gibson)
- No Scars
- Mind Body Soul (feat. Jaws of Love)
- u r not alone (Interlude)
- Humble (feat. Pink Siifu)
- Self Worth
- Enough Is Enough (feat. A$AP Twelvyy & Erick The Architect)
- Numb
Since the formation of The Underachievers with collaborator Issa Gold in 2011, AKTHESAVIOR has built a name for himself with a distinct brand of self-reflective lyricism and sonics inspired by psychedelia and New York hip-hop of the 90s. For over a decade, he’s delivered a consistent output albums and collaborations; including 2019’s Beast Coast album, Escape From New York, which included other powerhouse artists such as Joey Bada$$ and Flatbush Zombies. Launching his solo career with his debut mixtape Blessings in the Grey, AK has racked up 30+ million streams. Now on the heels of a sold-out 2022 tour with Erick the Architect, AK is currently out on a North American tour with Flatbush Zombies through December 2023.
Clocking in over 500+ million streams worldwide with several RIAA Gold-Certified records to his name, sagun has been an enigmatic linchpin of the lo-fi music scene since first emerging over six years ago with his debut song “I’ll Keep You Safe” featuring Shiloh Dynasty. Working with artists such as Pink Sweat$, Kali Claire, SYML and more, sagun translates the beauty of his surroundings into production while bringing out the best of his collaborators. Most recently, he contributed his producing and songwriting prowess to “wherever u r,” the buzzing new single from UMI and V of BTS that took the #1 global spot on iTunes in 24 hours, landed in the top 5 on Spotify’s ‘New Music Friday’, was among the Top 5 Selling Songs on Billboard Charts, and has clocked over 20 million streams to-date.
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