Ahead of the release of his fourth studio album “What We Call Life” on September 17th, London-based artist, producer and songwriter Jordan Rakei presents his latest stunning single “Clouds” released via Ninja Tune.

Following the global discussions that have taken place over the past 18 months on the topics of race and discrimination, “Clouds” sees Jordan reflect on his own heritage as a mixed-race man, his father being a Pacific Islander and his mother white, and the privileges that his light skin has given him in western society. “That whole movement made me think about this a lot, and then therapy enabled me to write about it,” he says. “I’d never been that open about this in the past.”

Throughout the track, Rakei uses layers of synths, electronic sounds and drums, backed up with his ever-powerful and soulful vocals to create an incredible song that perfectly delivers the important messages within the lyric. The song continuously builds, adding more and more to each section, leading to an incredible ending that’ll leave you in awe.

Jordan Rakei’s 2019 album ‘Origin’ received praise from The Observer, Mixmag, Complex, and GQ, earned an unexpected shout-out from Elton John, led to a collaboration with rap legend Common, and saw Rakei give an incredible performance for NPR’s coveted Tiny Desk Concert series. It also followed collaborations with the likes of Loyle Carner (with whom he co-wrote, produced and performed on ‘Ottolenghi’ and the Jorja Smith-featuring “Loose Ends”), Tom Misch and Alfa Mist. He has also joined Chic’s Nile Rodgers for a writing session and recorded with Terrace Martin, producer for Kendrick and Snoop Dogg, and Herbie Hancock.

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