Swindle announces new album with Poppy Ajudha and Daley collaboration "DARKEST HOUR"

After returning last month with "LOST" featuring Kojey Radical, Loyle Carner and JNR WILLIAMS, Swindle is back with a second new single titled "DARKEST HOUR", which sees him unite with Poppy Ajudha and Daley.

Swindle says of the new release, "So pleased to get two power voices in Daley and Poppy Ajudha on one record. The song really speaks to the sentiment of our time in the studio, lifting each other up during a dark time. We recorded this song on the last night of the week long session and basically had a party recording it."

Daley continues, "There was so much going on when we wrote this, getting back in the studio was like turning the noise down on the headlines and outside noise and getting to zone back in on why we do this, why people need feel good, positive music when fear and uncertainty is consuming so much of the narrative. For me it was instant - strings, horns, drums all the right elements of nostalgia from Swindle. Me and Poppy did our thing in line with that, we literally had a party recording it lol. Felt instantly good!"

Ajudha adds, "It was so special working with Swindle and Daley on this record. Myself and Daley met for the first time when Cam got us all together at Real World Studios and for everyone who came through it was pretty much our first time making music and collaborating again. After such an insane time adjusting to the pandemic we were all really grateful and overwhelmed to be spending time together, so maybe that's why the song ended up being about friendship and support, something so many of us needed and relied on to get through the lockdowns."

The new single arrives alongside news of Swindle's THE NEW WORLD album, which will follow 2019's No More Normal and will include collaborations with Ghetts, Joy Crookes, Akala, Greentea Peng, Maverick Sabre, Joel Culpepper, Kojey Radical, Knucks and more.

Tracklist:

1. SUNDAY BEST (feat. Kojey Radical, Joel Culpepper & Knucks)
2. SECOND GUESS (feat. Maverick Sabre)
3. WHAT MORE (feat. Greentea Peng)
4. LESSON TO MY SEED (feat. Kojey Radical and Joel Culpepper)
5. BLOW YA TRUMPET (feat. Knucks, Ghetts, Akala & Kojey Radical)
6. DARKEST HOUR (feat. Poppy Ajudha & Daley)
7. LOST (feat. Loyle Carner, Kojey Radical, JNR Williams)
8. NO BLACK, NO IRISH (feat. Maverick Sabre and Joel Culpepper)
9. HOW I’VE BEEN (feat. Joy Crookes, Jnr Williams, Loyle Carner & Kojey Radical)