Omar Apollo launches new song ‘Imagine U’ (Warner Music)
Shares new song ‘Imagine U’
…lovelorn songs that reconcile the sultry sounds of D’Angelo, Prince, and Frank Ocean with Mexican soul and traditional corridos.” – Rolling Stone“A triple threat of an artist with plenty to offer” – Pitchfork“Conjures up mid-1980’s Prince”- Sunday Times Culture“You need to hear Omar Apollo’s supernatural soul” – Dazed“Makes love songs that pull you in like a billowing dream”- The Observer
Omar Apollo returns today to share a new song ‘Imagine U’, which he co-produced with frequent collaborator Kenny Beats and is available today via Warner Music. The track, featured on Apple’s New Music Daily, is his first release of the year and follows two other songs Omar worked on with Kenny Beats in late 2019, ‘Frio’ and ‘Hit Me Up’ featuring Dominic Fike. Speaking on the inspiration behind the song, Apollo says: “I’m all about the feeling when it comes to music. The lyrics and melody came to me so naturally and I feel like free thinking is what’s missing in a lot of music nowadays. There’s a guitar part I played that’s pitched up as soon as the song starts that I love and when I first made the song that part was all I had. I was obsessed with it — I kept playing it on loop cause it felt so good to me. I was listening to a lot of daft punk at the time so I was really inspired by those themes.”
After introducing himself in 2018 with his critically-acclaimed debut EP ‘Stereo’, Omar Apollo has continued to ascend as an undeniable talent to watch, becoming one of 2019’s brightest breakout stars. Just last year, he released his EP ‘Friends’, Rolling Stone named him an Artist You Need To Know, Omar made his late-night television debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and he sold-out worldwide tours including London dates at Village Underground and Heaven. Omar was further included as part of YouTube’s Foundry international artist development program, with past alumni including Cuco, ROSALÍA, and Dua Lipa. Stay tuned for more from Omar Apollo coming soon
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