keiyaA - Forever, Ya Girl [Vinyl]

XL Recordings presents the long-awaited repress of keiyaA’s 2020 album Forever, Ya Girl. keiyaA is a singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in NYC. Raised in Chicago’s South Side, keiyaA synthesizes her jazz training, R&B sensibilities, and hip-hop upbringing to create new soul sounds inundated with her powerful, sultry voice and dense lyricism. She aims to center the narrative and intellect of the black woman in the late-stage capitalist world.

Forever, Ya Girl enjoyed wide acclaim and landed on multiple Best of the Year lists, propelling her to the cultural vanguard and earning her the praise of artists like Solange, Jay-Z, Earl Sweatshirt, Blood Orange, and Moses Sumney and gaining the attention of brands like Apple, Nike, and Chanel, all who spotlighted KeiyaA and her work in campaigns.

Since its release, KeiyaA has become an in-demand collaborator, working with MIKE, Armand Hammer, Loraine James, Nilüfer Yanya, Bartees Strange, Nick Hakim, Mount Kimbie, Nubya Garcia, and more.

“An underground R&B classic… we’re going to be talking about the influence of this record for years to come.” – Complex, Best Albums of 2020

“KeiyaA’s debut album has a certain rawness that permeates whatever space in which you choose to listen to it. Her lo-fi R&B is marked by refined vocals, defiant spoken-word and spacious backdrops.” – Paste

Selling points:
Pitchfork Best New Music + Pitchfork Rising + “25 Next” Future of Music
Best of the Year: Complex, Vogue, New York Magazine / Vulture, Spin, Flood, Paste
NPR Tiny Desk, Crack Magazine cover

A1. I Thot There Was One Wound In This House, There's Two A2. Way Eye A3. Rectifiya A4. Hvnli A5. Hvnli (reprise) A6. Do Yourself A Favor A7. A Mile, A Way A8. I Want My Things! A9. Change The Story (interlude) B1. Every Nigga Is A Star B2. I! Gits! Weary! B3. Negus Poem 1 & 2 B4. Forreal??? B5. FWU B6. Nu World Burdens B7. Keep It Real

• Released: 8/9/24
• Internal ID: JITRE
• Format Detail: LP
• Format Detail: LP
• Released: 8/9/24
• Format: Vinyl
• Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
• Genre: R&B
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: R&B