UK Artist Bakar Shares “The Mission” Single+Video, Announces Debut Album
Acclaimed UK Artist BAKAR Shares “The Mission” Single+Video, Announces Debut Album
BAKAR RELEASES NEW SINGLE “THE MISSION“
FIRST SINGLE FROM HIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM
WATCH THE JACK BEGERT-DIRECTED VIDEO HERE
DEBUT PERFORMANCE OF “THE MISSION” SET FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 23 ON THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON
(Photo credit Gabriel Moses
AUGUST 19, 2021 – LONDON, UK -Acclaimed singer/songwriter Bakar returns today with his first new music of 2021. Living up to its title, “The Mission” is a true statement of intent from the north London artist, who is currently putting the finishing touches to his highly anticipated debut album.
Get “The Mission” at all DSPs HERE and watch the official music video HERE.
“The Mission” heralds the start of a whole new era for Bakar. While 2018’s acclaimed BadKid mixtape embodied the anger and rebellion of a wild punk kid, the intervening years of self-reflection have seen Bakar become increasingly connected to his own heritage and focused on cementing his future legacy. “The Mission” renders this vision perfectly (“All I want is my kids to have some nepotism, all I want is my world to have some repetition, call my unborn son and tell him that’s the mission“). Produced by longtime collaborator Zach Nahome alongside SebastiAn, it’s more emotional, expansive and ambitious than anything Bakar has done before.
“The Mission” is accompanied by an incredible video from acclaimed Los Angeles-based director Jack Begert (Kendrick Lamar, Doja Cat, Vince Staples).
Speaking about “The Mission”, Bakar says:
“To me, the song is about the want and need for a better future, especially for 1st generation kids of immigrant backgrounds – telling our stories is so important. I’m trying to represent and reclaim my Islamic faith for a new progressive generation. This is ultimately about peace but so often our symbols and flags have been hijacked for the wrong purposes. I see what’s happening in Kabul this week and pray for the people there.”
Over the past two years, Bakar has seen his star quickly rise with the release of his late 2019 EP Will You Be My Yellow? and break-out hit “Hell n Back.” That single, along with 2020’s “1st Time” have gone on to find major success on the Alternative charts, while at the top of 2021 Bakar became the first artist since Lorde in 2014 to have their first two charting singles go to #1 on the Billboard AAA chat. He also collaborated with buzzing names like Dominic Fike, BENEE, Kenny Beats, and Lancey Foux, while being named one of NPR Slingshot’s 2021 Artists To Watch.
Next up, Bakar will give the debut performance of “The Mission” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday, August 23. He is also set to make his first live appearances of 2021 next weekend, taking the stage at the iconic Reading and Leeds festival.
Praise for Bakar:
Bakar is a tearaway with an onslaught of talent”
The Face
“London’s next gen rockstar”
i-D Magazine
“His stardom seems inevitable”
Pigeons & Planes
“Blisteringly honest, profoundly creative…”
Clash
“Bakar is creating his own template, one move at a time”
DIY
“inexplicably vibrant and soul-inflected”
COLORS
“Bakar is more than just a musician: He is a storyteller”
HYPEBEAST
(The Mission cover art
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