WHAT IT IS: Having taken home the BRIT Award and Mercury prize for Best Album with his debut, Psychodrama, Santan Dave, more commonly known as Dave, has just released his sophomore LP, We’re All Alone in This Together. With contributions from stars including Stormzy, James Blake, Snoh Aalegra and WizKid, this bold, thrilling work is primed to become the biggest #1 of the year on Dave’s home turf. One of the most decorated artists of his generation in the U.K, the rapper/producer/multi-instrumentalist continues to defy convention, as his impact transcends genre.
ALBUM: We’re All Alone in This Together
RELEASE DATE: 7/23
SINGLE: “System” f/WizKid
LIVE: Headlining U.K. festival Parklife; tour to be announced
INTERNET: The release of We’re All Alone in This Together saw it occupy all 10 single spots on the U.K. Spotify and Apple Music charts; album hit #1 on Apple Music in 31 countries; 7.7m+ monthly Spotify listeners, 1.3m+ followers; outselling the rest of the Top 5 albums combined at presstime
PRESS: Stereogum (“It’s impressive to hear a major new star bust his whole soul wide open”), UPROXX, HYPEBEAST, Complex, REVOLT (“one of the most exciting artists of the current generation”), more
BOOKING: Randall Uritsky/ICM
PUBLISHING: Warner Chappell
MANAGEMENT: Benny Scarr & Jack Foster/Neighbourhood