Today, available online everywhere, Dawn Richard releases her ecstatic dancehall pop single “Jacuzzi,” a follow-up to “Bussifame” which was lauded by everyone from MTV (“a space-funk celebration”) to the New York Times (“[it] just keeps adding levels of perky syncopation”) to Billboard (“Dare you not to dance.”). Both tracks are from her forthcoming solo album Second Line, due April 30.
Dawn Richard had this to say about the new single and video:
Welcome to “Jacuzzi.” A simulation. A V00D00 visual.
The music visual is a digital simulation test.
Put three Black women together at different stages in their lives:
- a mother of 1-year-old twins,
- a college student who is a fitness trainer, and
- King Creole (me).We learned the same choreography and through motion showcased that no matter what form the body is in, it can be sexy and beautiful.
This visual is the celebration of body positivity, that femininity and sexuality can be in any body form. The way a mother moves will be different from how a young woman with no kids in the prime of her 20s moves. Doesn’t make her less sexy. Stretch marks, curves, blemishes, and imperfections are seen throughout the simulation. We chose to leave those unedited to showcase the beauty in the everyday woman unfiltered.
Second Line is available for pre-order today in the Merge store on CD and LP. The white Deluxe Peak Vinyl edition featuring the bonus King Creole-shaped 12-inch is sold out in our shop, but check your local independent record store.
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