Daniel Caesar Taps His Inner Producer for Post-‘Peaches’ Return: ‘I’d Been Itching to Do It’
variety.comAlex Gonzalez At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, as artists went into a panic watching dozens of festival appearances and tours get canceled, R&B singer Daniel Caesar was able to ride the stratospheric success of Justin Bieber’s “Peaches,” on which he features alongside Giveon, as the song shot to No.
1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Then, he got to work. Setting up shop in a small town a couple hours outside of Toronto, he spent days writing, crafting beats, and putting together the album that would become “Never Enough.” For this third release, Caesar took on more of the producer role — something he had been wanting to do for years that challenged his typical writing process.
While “Never Enough” continues Caesar’s poignant thread of heartbreak, riddled with philosophical allusions, the Republic Records release feels like his most personal yet — driven home by the production and instrumentation credits on almost every track.
The 15 songs are confessional, folkloric and, at points, gut-wrenching as Caesar puts his demons on display. The four-year break between albums well worth the wait. You began recording “Never Enough“ during the height of COVID.
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