Kenny Beats to release debut solo album next week
thefader.comKenny Beats has announced details of his debut solo album. The instrumental LOUIE will be released on August 31 (next Wednesday) via XL Recordings.
The album is described as a “deeply personal tribute to his ailing father” after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. LOUIE was recorded while the producer was in Bath, England working on Idles‘ album Crawler during December 2021.
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Finally, I did,” Kenny said in a statement. “Something dark turned into something beautiful. This album encapsulated the feeling of that one month.” In 2022 Kenny Beats has contributed production to Vince Staples‘ Ramona Park Broke My Heart and Denzel Curry‘s latest, Melt My Eyez See Your Future.
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