Kamasi Washington has announced a new album titled Fearless Movement, which is out May 3 via Young. Following 2018’s Heaven and Earth, the 12-track LP features guest appearances from André 3000, Thundercat, George Clinton, Terrace Martin, BJ The Chicago Kid, and more. The first single, ‘Prologue’, arrives today with a music video directed by AG Rojas and choreographed by Samantha Blake Goodman. Watch and listen below.
In a press release, Washington described Fearless Movement as his dance album. “It’s not literal,” he explained. “Dance is movement and expression, and in a way it’s the same thing as music – expressing your spirit through your body. That’s what this album is pushing.”
The album finds Washington shifting his focus away from cosmic ideas and toward the everyday. “Being a father means the horizon of your life all of a sudden shows up,” he said. “My mortality became more apparent to me, but also my immortality – realizing that my daughter is going to live on and see things that I’m never going to see. I had to become comfortable with this, and that affected the music that I was making.”
Fearless Movement Cover Artwork:
Fearless Movement Tracklist:
1. Lesanu
2. Asha The First [feat. Thundercat, Taj Austin, Ras Austin]
3. Computer Love [feat. Patrice Quinn, DJ Battlecat, Brandon Coleman]
4. The Visionary [feat. Terrace Martin]
5. Get Lit [feat. George Clinton, D Smoke]
6. Dream State [feat. André 3000]
7. Together [feat. BJ the Chicago Kid]
8. The Garden Path
9. Interstellar Peace (The Last Stance)
10. Road to Self (KO)
11. Lines in the Sand
12. Prologue
Kamasi Washington 2024 Tour Dates:
May 4 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
May 5 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
May 7 – Toronto, QC – History
May 8 – Cincinnati, OH – Ludlow Garage
May 9 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
May 10 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
May 11 – St. Paul, MN – Fitzgerald Theater
May 12 – Omaha, NB – Slowdown
May 14 – Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston
May 15 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas
May 16 – San Antonio, TX – Empire Theater
May 17 – Austin, TX – Empire Garage
May 30 – Vancouver, BC – The Vogue Theatre
May 31 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
Jun 1 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
Jun 2 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
Jun 5 – Sacramento, CA – Crest Theatre
Jun 6 – Monterey, CA – Golden State Theatre
Jun 7 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield
Jun 8 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst
Jun 9 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
Jun 11 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Arts Center
Jun 16 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl Jazz Fest
Jul 31 – Alexandria, VA – The Birchmere
