Jayda G - Guy (Vinyl)

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Jayda G, the Grammy-nominated writer, producer, DJ, environmental toxicologist, campaigner and broadcaster, returns with her new full length album Guy. Co-produced with Jack Peñate (who has previously worked with the likes of SAULT, David Byrne and Adele), with contributions from Lisa-Kaindé Diaz (of Ibeyi), Ed Thomas (Stormzy, Nia Archives, Jorja Smith) and more.Guy brings Jayda’s own voice and words more prominently into focus than ever before, across 13 tracks that draw on her House, Disco, RnB and Soul roots while emphasizing her pop songwriting sensibilities, interspersed with archival recordings of her late father, the eponymous William Richard Guy.“I wanted the album to be a blend of storytelling, about the African American experience, death, grief, and understanding,” explains Jayda. “It's about my dad and his story, and naturally in part my story, too, but it’s also about so many people who wanted more for themselves and went on a search to find that. This album is just so much for people who have been oppressed and who have not had easy lives.”To offset the production of the vinyl and CDs, proceeds from the sales of the album will be donated to various climate initiatives that Jayda visited during the filming of 'Blue Carbon' - a film uncovering the untold stories of local/indigenous communities working to protect fragile seagrass, mangrove and tidal marsh ecosystems.AVAILABLE ON GREEN MARBLE COLOUR VINYL MADE FROM RECYCLED VINYL & CDTracklist:1. Intro 2. Blue Lights 3. Heads Or Tails 4. Scars 5. Interlude: I Got Tired Of Running6. Lonely Back In O 7. Your Thoughts8. Interlude: It Was Beautiful9. Meant To Be 10. Circle Back Around 11. When She Dance 12. Sapphires Of Gold13. 15 Foot Show more