LISTEN HERE
SIGNS WITH RCA RECORDS FOR U.S. LABEL
WATCH THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR TITLE TRACK “WHO AM I” HERE
[New York, NY – July 12, 2024] Today, Trinidad-born, Romford-raised artist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist BERWYNrelease his debut album WHO AM I via Sony Music UK/RCA Records – click here to listen. Coinciding with the album release today, BERWYN has been exclusively announced by Billboard as signed to RCA Records for the U.S. Following a run of triumphant new music, and a lifetime of experiences, the world now gets to hear WHO AM I; a vivid and vulnerable journey through Berwyn’s search for meaning and freedom. The Chris Chuky-directed official video for the title track “WHO AM I” also dropped today – click here to watch.
In a 13-track exploration of himself and the many forces, memories and places that have shaped his life emerge beautifully crafted and cohesive reflections on faith, on the tugs of addiction and the embrace of love, on what it means to be demonized for your immigration status or skin color. Bound together by a rich, layered and predominantly self-produced musical soundscape, WHO AM I is about the long road walked towards internal liberation and the power of finding resilience in the everyday.
LISTEN TO BERWYN’S DEBUT ALBUM WHO AM I:
https://berwyn.lnk.to/whoami
WATCH THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR TITLE TRACK “WHO AM I”:
https://youtu.be/T0x-tmzl5kw
Having already made such an indelible mark on British music it’s hard to believe that BERWYN has never released an album. Across his two previous mixtapes (including the Mercury Prize nominated DEMOTAPE/VEGA), an EP and countless collaborations, BERWYN has so far given people greatness but on WHO AM I he’s striving for perfection. Featuring the previous singles “NEIGHBOURS,” “I AM BLACK” and “DEAR IMMIGRATION,” WHO AM I is without doubt BERWYN’s most ambitious and complete work to date, an emphatic statement that highlights some of the most crucial issues facing Britain in 2024.
WHO AM I TRACKLIST
BAD THING
WHO AM I
I AM BLACK
ALL SHE EVER WANTED
HATE
DEAR IMMIGRATION
NEIGHBOURS
MEET ME BY THE RIVER
I’M DROWNING
LOVE IS BLIND
WITHOUT YOU
MAMA
Buy/Stream WHO AM I:
https://berwyn.lnk.to/whoami
Watch “WHO AM I” Video:
https://youtu.be/T0x-tmzl5kw
Keep Up With BERWYN:
Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / YouTube
ABOUT BERWYN
Having moved from Trinidad to Romford at the age of nine (the third generation of his family to make the move) BERWYN took just two weeks to write and record his debut mixtape, DEMOTAPE/VEGA, but it distils a lifetime of experiences existing on the fringes of London life. It’s raw and authentic, both lyrically and sonically, each song revealing further layers of Berwyn’s life. If you want to know Berwyn’s story, it’s all there in Vega’s tales of hope, hustle and struggle.
BERWYN was never meant to make a mixtape. He was supposed to leave London, return to his motherland of Trinidad and forget about the last few years. He’d gotten himself into trouble, living a life that “felt like dancing on the edge of a knife.” He knew if he kept going out onto the streets then something would happen. So he locked himself away for two weeks in a “shithole flat” and – on a diet of toast, weed and insomnia – began writing and recording the music that would become Vega. Despite hardship, Berwyn is a natural optimist but this was effectively a last roll of the dice.
Following the mixtape’s release came the decision to add a spontaneous verse to his performance of “Glory” in reaction to George Floyd’s death the night before it aired on the infamous Later… with Jools Holland – a statement of intent that marked BERWYN our as one of the most exciting talents making music today.
From that moment onwards, he honed his skills as a singer, songwriter, producer and collaborator by channeling raw and authentic experiences of London life into his music – a process that awarded him widespread acclaim including a top three finish in the BBC’s “Sound Of” poll, a Mercury Prize shortlist, MOBO nominations and an NME Award.
Across the last 4 years he’s release two mixtapes DEMOTAPE/VEGA and TAPE2/FOMALHAUT, and the diverse EP Bulletproof– inspired by his return to his Trinidadian birthplace following years of passport and visa issues that had shadowed him since arriving in the UK.
Having already made such an indelible mark on British music in such a few years, BERWYN has announced his debut album. He has made a fiercely political and personal record that embodies everything that makes an artist truly exciting in 2024; he’s an authentic and uncompromising creative force, constantly evolving and blurring boundaries as he moves from rap, R&B, spoken word and poetry with an almost effortless fluidity.
