Little Simz releases cheeky new single “Younger”

Little Simz has dropped new tune “Younger,” the third providing from her upcoming album, Lotus, out June sixth by way of AWAL Recordings. Stream it under.

“Younger” takes a left flip from earlier singles “Free” and “Flood” (the latter of which was named Tune of the Week) by displaying a playful aspect of Simz, who delivers cheeky bars concerning the folly of youth.

Like “Flood,” “Younger” was produced by Miles Clinton James. In accordance with a press launch, the dichotomy of the singles demonstrates “the scope and breadth of Lotus, and the shifting moods that take the listener on an expansive journey.” Amongst followers, “Younger” has drawn comparisons to UK different hip-hop and digital artist The Streets, who’s featured on the lineup of the upcoming Meltdown competition curated by Simz.

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“I used to be in a position to faucet into a personality,” Simz stated of the brand new single. “That was enjoyable for me. It’s only a second of sunshine heartedness.”

To accompany the observe, Simz dropped a brand new music video directed by Dave Meyers, who additionally labored on the award-winning visible for Simz’s observe “Gorilla” off of her 2022 album, NO THANK YOU. The clip reveals Simz made up like an aged lady and inflicting mischief round her neighborhood. Watch it under.

Lotus is Simz’s first correct album since NO THANK YOU, though her most up-to-date undertaking was final 12 months’s Drop 7 EP. It options a powerful slate of collaborators, together with Moses Sumney, Miraa Could, Wretch 32, Cashh, Michael Kiwanuka, Yussef Dayes, Sampha, Lydia Kitto, Yukimi Nagano, Obongjayar, and Moonchild Sanelly.

See the complete tracklist for Lotus under. Pre-orders are ongoing.

Simz will likely be performing two headlining reveals within the UK this 12 months at Co-Op Stay in Manchester on October sixteenth and The O2 in London on October seventeenth. Get tickets right here.

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