Rina Mushonga album ‘In A Galaxy’ out now [PIAS] / 8.0 Pitchfork, 4 ★ The Independent & Times

Rina Mushonga

New album ‘In A Galaxy’ out now on [PIAS] Recordings

Reviews: 8.0 Pitchfork, 4★ in The Independent, Times

Listen in full here

‘4qrtrs’ shot in Mutare, Zimbabwe here

‘Ata|antA’ shot in Peckham here

Headline show at Shacklewell Arms, London – 19th March

“Despite its minimal lineup, the record feels like it was forged by a community of collaborators, each contribution representative of a much larger whole. But it could just be that the staggering reach of Mushonga’s music summons multitudes” – Pitchfork 8.0
“In a Galaxy is a record that takes you far beyond the borders of the world you’re familiar with, and into something altogether more colourful” – The Independent 4★
“Jumps from Tracy Chapman-style folky musing to squeaky electro-pop to Roxy Music decadence, sometimes within the same song, yet it all fits together delightfully” – The Times 4★
“Rina Mushonga Effortlessly Straddles Genres and Identities” – Noisey

Dutch-Zimbabwean, London based Rina Mushonga’s second album, In A Galaxy comes out today on [PIAS].
Having played a handful of low-key London shows towards the end of 2018, Mushonga makes her first UK live foray of 2019 when she plays London’s Shacklewell Arms on March 19th. Tickets are available to purchase here.
In A Galaxy is the eagerly awaited follow-up to 2014’s debut The Wild, The Wilderness. Inspired in part by having read Metamorphoses for the first time In A Galaxy draws upon an entire gamut of emotions, both on a personal level and across a wider perspective whilst leaning upon life experiences be it her somewhat nomadic upbringing, viewing world events unfold or family life and relationships. Full of reflections on the cosmos and our place within it, the album is the musical embodiment of these musings whilst she also admits; “there’s more than a passing nod to the opening text on Star Wars, but on the whole refers to how relative space and time are in how we interact – “Earth viewed as part of a galaxy binds us in humanity.”
The full track-listing for In A Galaxy is:
Pipe Dreamz
Good Vacation
For A Fool
In A Galaxy
Narcisc0
Tropix
Glory_
4qrtrs
AtalantA
Hey Coach
I miss u so much
Jungles

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Released through [PIAS], In A Galaxy is available on CD, limited edition pink vinyl and digitally via all reputable outlets.

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