French Kiwi Juice (FKJ) announces second album with Santana collaboration "Greener"

"Greener" is FKJ's first new outing since 2020's "iFeel" collaboration with ((( O ))), and sees him link with legendary guitarist Santana. The new track is accompanied by a Kasuy and Dominic Bekaert-directed video.

FKJ says of the Santana collaboration, "I told him I would listen to the radio as a young boy, in the days before Spotify, waiting for his song "Smooth" to come on so I could tape it, and that he plays his instrument like it has its own language and it speaks to me. I just didn’t think he’d end up saying he’d be happy to play on my track."

He adds of the song, ""Greener" was a song that wrote itself in a night. The theme is something I often think about - our tendency to compare our life with others and envy it, even though we have everything we need. Especially with social media making everyone’s life look so perfect."

Santana says, "It is a joy to collaborate and share music with my brother Vincent (FKJ) on "Greener". Together we have painted a canvas of colour, texture and musicality that we know will bring you courage and a deep awareness of your own light and life. Once that happens, there’s no division, separation, or fear. It’s just joy."

V I N C E N T will follow FKJ's 2017 self-titled debut, and will feature new collaborations with Little Dragon, Toro y Moi and ((( O ))). He says of the album, "This was a challenging record. I’m a perfectionist and it’s hard to shake that off. But once I did, and I let the music take over, I felt totally free."

Tracklist:

1. Way Out
2. Greener (Feat. Santana)
3. Us
4. The Mission
5. Can’t Stop (Feat. Little Dragon)
6. IHM
7. Brass Necklace (Feat. ((( O ))))
8. Different Masks For Different Days
9. A Moment Of Mystery (Feat. Toro y Moi)
10. Let’s Live
11. Once Again I Close My Eyes
12. New Life
13. Does It Exist
14. Stay A Child