Flowers At Your Feet is out today !!! Order vinyl and stream the album: rahill.lnk.to/flowers
Feels like I been spilling my guts on here the past few months, anticipating this very moment, now that itâs finally here Iâm wondering whatâs left to say ? SIKE! So much to say, so many corners of my mind, memory and world etched into this record.. stories behind stories. But Iâll save those for when I see you. Big advocate for letting the music do the talking ! Go listen ! I love you !
Thank you to my family, my greatest source of joy Alex Epton my co-pilot , Maral , Madelyn Anderson and Justus Kempthorne my amazing friends who contributed to this record Jasper Marsalis, Lenny Lynch, Beck, Stuart Matthewman, Ryan Sciaino, and the entire team at Big Dada - I appreciate all of you !
Waves of Indonesia, car auctions of middle America, playgrounds of Brooklyn, audio treasures of VHS, every voice that has spoken to me repeated here, I love you.
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"Futbol", the final single before my album release, is out today. https://youtu.be/YuPP6K-vRQo
Stream & pre-order my new album âFlowers At Your Feetâ out May 12: rahill.lnk.to/flowersYY
Itâs no secret the place I feel most a calling to isnât a stage, itâs a field. "Futbol" was only a working title, the intended name for the track was Sacred Ritual, inspired by Pasolini who called the sport the last sacred ritual. The sentiment resonates deeply. Soccer gave me purpose, gave me life, rebuilt my confidence when a salty basketball coach had destroyed it. It allowed me to tap into a physical artistry, something hard to describe but when dialed, feels like flying through a spiritual canal. Hard to say anything without sounding corny, hand to god, I teared writing this. I owe a lot to the coach who salvaged my spirit, said do your thing, allowed me to be me, it had lasting effects. I came late to the sport, but it didnât matter, I had a natural touch. I still do.
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âBended Lightâ is out today. This is one of my favorite songs off the album. I made a new genre for it, Cowboy Jazz :) this song spilled out of me, as the old ballads do.
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/SrrkdUDecvc
Listen and pre-order "Flowers At Your Feet": rahill.lnk.to/flowersYY
Thanks to Alex Epton for always having the receptivity of entrusting my vision and bringing it to life. Highest praise to my one Jasper Marsalis, the emotive detector, no instructions needed, he heard a feeling and laid down a nocturne of my heart.
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My new single âFablesâ feat. Beck from my upcoming album âFlowers At Your Feetâ is out today !
Listen: rahill.lnk.to/fables
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/Ysf6UULedRk
I had so much fun making this music video all thanks to my wildly ambitious friend Irie Calkins dreamt up this idea that we spun to life. Thank you to my costars Beck and Medalion Rahimi ! Where my skills proved useless Beck came through with the gusto of a charming ferryman straight from the Venetian canals (free standing on a canoe gondola style, no easy feat !). And Medalion, who proved that fear is disposable, championing a 12ft high ladder as the tide rushed in, then again while driving along the coast like a natural born formula 1 driver. AN HONOR to work among such legends. A big thank you to my behind the scenes team of all-stars, they made the impossible possible
My earliest memories are of my father reading to me from the Iranian epic, Shahnameh. I've long been a tourist to imaginary universes. Thank you Alex Epton for so masterfully producing this magnum opus that immortalized all the senses that inspired "Fables". You channeled my summer drives along the winding mountains with a beat as cavernous as the landscape the idea was born to. Thank you Beck !!!! It still feels surreal that I was able to work with an artist I have long admired. You brought "Fables" into the realm of fantasy it begged to be taken to. Iâd like to think you dosed it ;) Thank you Lenny Lynch for additional backing vocals and to Ryan Sciaino for EVI and synth.
âFlowers At Your Feetâ is out May 12 on Big Dada and you can pre-order the album now: rahill.lnk.to/flowers. Beyond excited to perform these songs for the first time live at our album release show on Saturday, May 13 at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn. Get tickets: 10atoms.com/Rahill-NYC
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My solo record, 'Flowers At Your Feet' is releasing into the world May 12th on Big Dada. I feel beholden to the universe and its mysterious orchestrations, introducing me to all the people who helped bring this record to life. Alex Epton my tru blu whiz ! Kindred brother, producer, friend ! I think we listened to more records together than the time we spent making one, and thatâs facts. So pleased to share this deeply personal and intimate record I made during a period of true self discovery.
The first single âI Smile for Eâ is out now. Blast it and pre-order the album here: rahill.lnk.to/flowersYY
Watch âI Smile for Eâ music video: https://youtu.be/dailZORx68Q
So beyond excited to perform these songs for the first time live at our album release show on May 12th at Union Pool in Brooklyn. Get tickets now: 10atoms.com/Rahill-NYC
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