GIVEŌN Talks Maturing Through Superstardom And Rediscovering His Voice On 'Give Or Take'
essence.comGIVEŌN is already going through a rebirth. The soul crooner gained popularity for his unique vocals singing tales of love, loss, and longing, and gained multiple Grammy nominations for his freshman effort When It’s All Said And Done…Take Time.
But he’s giving fans a look at him from a new angle, complete with an elevated sound, on his latest album, Give or Take. “I think the first notable difference is [that] my voice has grown so much,” GIVEŌN shared about his sophomore release. “I’ve learned how to use it more.
I’ve learned when to invoke certain emotions and when to just show the proper emotion. And I think that changed the whole dynamic of the project because this story feels more authentic and more vulnerable.
Some of the words cut deeper.” Fresh out of a public relationship (with a lot of social media buzz attached), GIVEŌN has channeled his lived experience and newly acquired perspectives into 15 featureless tracks, exploring life as a single man in conversation with the first woman he ever loved – his mother. “The concept of this whole album is really just me having a conversation with my mom,” he said. “That’s why I have no features because I just wanted to feel like you’re immersed in this conversation.” The conversation finds the singer moving from love lost to new romantic possibilities, but residual hurt to grapple with, to which his mother wisely advises, “love will give you what you need, but also take what you don’t appreciate.” “This is the first project I have where I kind of start the project off, and I’m single,” he added. “The last everything everyone’s heard from me, I was in something.
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