"My youth is the foundation of me, living life as an American teen."

19-årige Khalid från El Paso i Texas har uppmärksammats som en av de talangfulla nykomlingar lyssnare världen över förväntas ge stor uppmärksamhet under 2017. Med nysläppta debutalbumet “America Teen” på femton spår, ute idag via samtliga streamingtjänster, levererar Khalid alternativ r&b med soul-vibbar av hög kvalitet. Han sjunger om livet som en “young, dumb, broke high school kid” som blir kär genom subtweets. Den unga åldern, de ambitiösa influenserna och den enorma rösten lyfter upp i princip varje låt från “American Teen” och paras lämpligt ihop med produktion som skiftar mellan melankoli och eufori. I en pressrelease från Sony Music står att läsa:

“Khalid has been surrounded by music his entire life. He grew up in a military family, his mother is a singer with the Army and he was introduced to music at an early age. Khalid spent most of his childhood in Germany before moving to Watertown, NY for High School. The summer going into his senior year of High School, Khalid’s family was ordered to relocate to El Paso, TX. By 18-years-old, Khalid, who is classically vocal trained, had drawn on his experiences with moving often and the unique experience of growing up having lived in two continents and parlayed them into the creation of his viral smash, “Location” which helped him to land a major label deal with Right Hand Music Group/RCA Records.”

Missa inte en av årets viktigaste debuter – lyssna på “American Teen” nedan!

https://lnk.to/KhalidAmericanTeenAlbum

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//Ludvig Löfström

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