“This album is just my sound. This is Danny Brown.”
Danny Brown will release his new album Atrocity Exhibition next month and today he’s revealed the full details behind it.
The record features guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Kelela, Ab-Soul, Earl Sweatshirt, Petite Noir and Cypress Hill’s B-Real. The record’s one posse cut ‘Really Doe’ marks the first time Lamar and Earl Sweatshirt (Lamar’s favorite current rapper) have appeared on a track together.
On the production side, it includes work from fellow Warp artist Evian Christ, as well as previous collaborators like Black Milk and The Alchemist.
As for the sound, Brown reached to a wide range of influences including Björk, Talking Heads, Raekwon and System Of A Down’s Toxicity (Brown has always been a vocal fan of nü-metal, after all). As the title alludes, it’s also heavily influenced by Joy Division. Brown discussed the importance of the band and that particular song in an interview with Rolling Stone.
“That song, [Ian Curtis is] pretty much talking about how he feels like he’s part of a freak show almost. People just wanna come see him and they just wanna see him be a certain type of way. I totally relate to that. That’s just how I felt with this album, ’cause a lot of people expect for me to be some crazy drugged-out I-don’t-know,” he said.
Brown also hinted at the heavy use of samples on Atrocity Exhibition, revealing that the clearance alone cost $70,000. Still the rapper reiterated how the effort was worth the resulting project.
“At the end of the day, its just something that I really took my time with,” he said. “I know this day and age, a lot of artists can’t really take time off to make music … they’ll get replaced. With me, [I’m] somebody that’s able to sit down and be able to take my time, ’cause aint nobody gonna be out here sounding like me, ain’t nobody gonna be out here doing what I do. I’m confident in this project to know that I’mma satisfy the people that’s already fans of my music. So, if you’re a fan of Danny Brown, you in for a treat.”
Atrocity Exhibition is out September 30, but Brown will be busy touring before and after the release. Take a look at the artwork and tracklist, as well as those tour dates, below.
Atrocity Exhibition Tracklist:
01 ‘Downward Spiral’
02 ‘Tell Me What I Don’t Know’
03 ‘Rolling Stone’ (featuring Petite Noir)
04 ‘Really Doe’ (featuring Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul & Earl Sweatshirt)
05 ‘Lost’
06 ‘Ain’t It Funny’
07 ‘Goldust’
08 ‘White Lines’
09 ‘Pneumonia’
10 ‘Dance In The Water’
11 ‘From The Ground’ (featuring Kelela)
12 ‘When It Rain’
13 ‘Today’
14 ‘Get Hi’ (featuring B-Real)
15 ‘Hell For It’
Tour Dates:
Danny Brown Tour Dates
Sept 14 Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of the Living Arts
Sept 15 Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
Sept 16 New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
Sept 17 Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
Sept 18 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
Sept 19 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Sept 21 Columbus, OH @ Park Street Saloon
Sept 22 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Sept 23 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
Sept 24 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave II
Sept 25 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Sept 27 Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
Sept 28 Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
Oct 01 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
Oct 02 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
Oct 04 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
Oct 05 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Oct 06 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theater
Oct 07 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
Oct 08 Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
Oct 11 San Francisco, CA @ Regency
Oct 12 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
Oct 14 San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
Oct 15 Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
Oct 16 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
Oct 17 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Oct 18 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
Oct 20 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Oct 21 Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall
Oct 23 Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Oct 25 New Orleans, LA @ Republic New Orleans
Oct 26 Nashville, TN @ Exit In
Oct 27 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Oct 28 Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
Oct 29 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Oct 30 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
Nov 01 Silver Springs, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Springs
Nov 02 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theatre
Nov 03 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
Nov 04 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Nov 05 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
