Critically acclaimed Canadian alternative R&B troubadour Black Atlass unveils his new single “Pain & Pleasure” at all digital retailers today via XO/Republic Records.
Get it HERE.
Once again, he turns a landscape of nocturnal production into a canvas ripe for intriguing lyricism and infectious crooning. Produced by Londonondatrack and Rex Kudo, the record showcases his expansive vocal range as he artfully blurs genre lines and breaks down boundaries with each deliberate and calculated movement. It’s yet another facet of this enigmatic, engaging, and entrancing presence.
“Pain & Pleasure” arrives on the heels of “My Life,” which is quickly nearing 500K cumulative streams in under a month’s time. Meanwhile, his contribution to the Fifty Shades Freed Soundtrack with Jessie Reyez, “Sacrifice,” has already surpassed 5.9 million Spotify streams and counting.
Both anthems precede the release of much more music from Black Atlass in 2018 and beyond.
Long before he linked up with game-changers XO, Black Atlass first emerged in 2013 with his debut single “Paris.” Transporting listeners to a hypnotic musical destination (conjured from his bedroom in Canada), he cast a quiet spell over music fans and gatekeepers alike. As his songs racked up millions of streams, he would be embraced by the fashion world. Louis Vuitton scored an exhibit with his music as another song soundtracked a Saint Laurent men’s fragrance ad. Alexander Wang even placed him alongside Kylie Jenner, Vince Staples, Zoe Kravitz, and Lexi Boling in a high-profile campaign. He personally produced his 2016 full-length Haunted Paradise and embedded himself in the thoughts and hearts of listeners everywhere. Signed by his idol The Weeknd and often thinking “What would my favorite film directors do?”, Black Atlass stands poised to bring R&B to another dimension in 2018.
“Pain & Pleasure” Links:
Main / Landing Page: https://republic.lnk.to/PainPleasure
iTunes: https://republic.lnk.to/PainPleasureDL/itunes
Apple Music: https://republic.lnk.to/PainPleasureDL/applemusic
Spotify: https://republic.lnk.to/PainPleasureDL/spotify
Google Play: https://republic.lnk.to/PainPleasureDL/google-play
Amazon: https://republic.lnk.to/PainPleasureDL/amazonmp3
TIDAL: https://republic.lnk.to/PainPleasureDL/tidal
SoundCloud: https://republic.lnk.to/PainPleasureDL/soundcloud
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