Common announces new album A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2

After returning with new PJ collaboration "Imagine" last month, Common has announced A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2, which will be accompanied by new single "When We Move" featuring Black Thought and Seun Kuti tomorrow (19 August).

Speaking about the follow-up to last year's A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 album, Common says, "A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2 was created with hope and inspiration in mind. The spirit of the album was meant to emulate what a greater day would sound and feel like. We were in the midst of some tough political and socially challenging times. There was still hurt, anger and pain lingering, so I was thinking, “what is the next step in this revolution?” I thought about what being still in these times had brought me and that was a peace beyond understanding, a greater love for self, a closer connection with God, and more appreciation for my family, friends and the simple things in life. I wanted to write about that and create music that embodied that. What does a new day, a brighter day feel like being told through an emcee and some gifted musicians? How could this music be an example of the beautiful aspects of revolution that include joy, self-love, compassion, dreams, peace and good times? As a piece of art, I believe we took it to different places musically only to come back to the original intention. To bring joy to people’s hearts, fun to their lives and smiles to their souls."

Tracklist:

1. Intro (Push Out The Noise) (feat. Jessica Care Moore)
2. A Beautiful Chicago Kid (feat. PJ)
3. When We Move (feat. Black Thought and Seun Kuti)
4. Set It Free (feat. PJ)
5. Majesty (Where We Gonna Take It) (feat. PJ)
6. Poetry (feat. Marcus King and Isaiah Sharkey)
7. Saving Grace (feat. Brittany Howard)
8. Star of The Gang (feat. PJ)
9. Imagine (feat. PJ)
10. Get It Right
11. OUTRO (Exclamation Point) (feat. Morgan Parker)