ANDRÉ 3000 Releases New Track from Red Hot’s ‘TRAИƧA’
Last week, Red Hot released TRAИƧA: Selects, a vinyl & digital release featuring selections from their ambitious and sweeping new concept album TRAИƧA (out Nov 22nd). One of the new songs featured on the album is the latest from André 3000, “Something Is Happening And I May Not Fully Understand But I’m Happy To Stand For The Understanding.” The track stares into the artist’s new era of composing without bars. Reflective modes encourage the listener to dwell in uncertainty just as the artist has chosen to wander.
This piece is comprised of two separate, overlaying, intertwining recordings and was written by André 3000, Carlos Niño, Deantoni Parks, Nate Mercereau, Diego Gaeta, Matthewdavid, Shabaka and V.C.R. The main piece that is running throughout was a Quartet of André, Carlos, Deantoni and Nate, and was recorded at Groove Masters in Santa Monica. The piece that comes in and out was a Sextet recording of André, Carlos, Diego, Matthewdavid, Shabaka, and V.C.R, recorded at Shangri-La, with Maia added later, during one of the mixing sessions.
In addition to André 3000’s new song, TRAИƧA:Selects reintroduces Sade Adu to the world with a loving song dedicated to her son, Izaak, a trans man. The culture-shifting ballad “Young Lion” debuts on this collection alongside a tribute to Anohni by L’Rain featuring stories from the NYC Trans Oral History Project. Previously released TRAИƧA singles “I Would Die 4 U” by Lauren Auder + Wendy & Lisa of the Revolution and Sam Smith and Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s historic reimagining of “Ever New” sit alongside these new releases on TRAИƧA: Selects, available digitally and on vinyl HERE.
One of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by the storied activist and music production non-profit Red Hot, TRAИƧA is a spiritual journey across eight chapters and 46 songs with over 100 artists contributing. The album spotlights the gifts of many of the most daring, imaginative trans and non-binary artists working today.
TRAИƧA: SELECTS TRACK LISTING
01 – “Young Lion” by Sade Adu
02 – “I Would Die 4 U” by Lauren Auder + Wendy & Lisa of the Revolution
03 – “People Are Small / Rapture” by L’Rain ft. the NYC Trans Oral History Project
04 – “Ever New” by Sam Smith + Beverly Glenn-Copeland
05 – “Something Is Happening And I May Not Fully Understand But I’m Happy To Stand For The Understanding” by André 3000
Image of André 3000 by Kai Regan