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Nakhane's new number began life as an homage to "Pornography-era The Cure"

05 March 2018, 14:20 | Written by Laurence Day

South African artist Nakhane has unveiled "Interloper", a rampant dark-pop sliver of upcoming debut LP You Will Not Die.

The track, which features warlike beats and gospel-splashed backing vocals, joins up with lead track "Clairvoyant" and "Presbyteria" to preview Nakhane's first full-length,

"I spent about three years writing 'Interloper'," explains Nakhane. "It first started out as a Pornography-era The Cure homage. Then it morphed into a slow, acoustic Iron & Wine thing. Ben Christophers (producer) and I decided to make it a stomp and a romp. Something that one could spin around to. Even though it's a song about irrational jealousy and anonymous sex."

The Alice-born, Port Elizabeth-raised polymath, who is also starring in The Wound, is playing London's Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen on 20 March.

Tracklist:

  1. Violent Measures
  2. Clairvoyant
  3. Interloper
  4. You Will Not Die
  5. Presbyteria
  6. The Dead
  7. Star Red
  8. Fog
  9. By The Gullet
  10. All Along
  11. Teen Prayer
  12. Clairvoyant (Radio Mix)
You Will Not Die is out 16 March via BMG.
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