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RAYE Genesis

RAYE unveils new project, "Genesis."

07 June 2024, 13:08 | Written by Tyler Damara Kelly

RAYE has unveiled the three-act opus, "Genesis.".

Produced with multiple GRAMMY Award winner Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins (Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, SZA), "Genesis" is a confrontational acknowledgement of a chapter not yet closed but with a set intention for a new beginning.

"There is a Nina Simone quote, ‘It is an artist's duty to reflect the times’. This quote is everything to me and I believe the best way I can try to do this is through my art and my music," RAYE says. "There is so much darkness and pain in this world we live in, and I wanted to create something both as deeply personal and as raw as I could find myself to be about my own mind and the world I see around me. The song is a 7-minute piece that I have crafted and scrutinised over the last year and a half, experimenting with different genres and sonic expressions, beneath all the layers and the lyrics, the underlying message is ‘Let There Be Light’. It is a prayer and a plea and a cry for help and I really hope this song will be able to bring some hope, the way this music does for me, to those who need it most.”

"Genesis." is out now

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