Omar Apollo shares new single ‘Archetype’ + confirms deluxe album plans
shares new track ‘Archetype’
Deluxe edition of debut album ‘IVORY’ also announced
“[Omar Apollo] peels back the layers and puts his armor aside for a bare-bones exercise in vulnerability.” The New York Times
“Apolonio hinted at superstar status…his debut proper seems to confirm it” The Guardian
“Devotion to him is clearly – and beautifully – of a different and deeper hue than most rising pop stars could ever ask for” NME, 4/5
“He turns everything to gold” DIY, 4/5
“Extraordinary…this is only the beginning” CLASH, 8/10
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Following the release of his highly-anticipated debut album ‘IVORY’ earlier this year and his widely successful ‘Desvelado’ tour (which concluded with a sold-out show at London’s Koko last month), Omar Apollo returns to share a brand new single in ‘Archetype’. The new track is a ballad that finds Omar sailing through a downtempo beat punctuated by loud-soft-loud dynamics in the production and his signature falsetto, while he expresses the feelings of excitement and love in finding newfound commitment.
Released to widespread acclaim, ‘IVORY’ takes Omar’s songwriting to the next level – crossing genre lines as well as language barriers as it showcases even greater musical diversity from the budding superstar. The album features the Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo produced single ‘Tamagotchi’ in addition to previously released singles ‘Killing Me’, ‘Invincible’ featuring Daniel Caesar, the Teo Halm-produced single ‘Bad Life’ with Kali Uchis and ‘Go Away,”’produced by Omar himself alongside Carter Lang and Chromeo.
Omar Apollo is one of music’s most exciting shape-shifters. In just a few years, the Indiana-raised Mexican-American singer-songwriter went from teenage strummer to one of the most hotly-tipped R&B artists of his generation. Apollo has had a transformative but linear journey, from listening to Brandy and Stevie Wonder as a kid to plucking away at a guitar at as a pre-teen, to self-releasing a pair of EPs as a young man—2018’s ‘Stereo’ and 2019’s ‘Friends’—that established his signature “bedroom soul” and earned him love from fans and press. As unique as his sound is, Apollo has garnered as much attention for his lyrics—themes of romantic yearning and self-improvement swirled up with expressions of cultural heritage and identity. In 2020, he released his home-recorded project ‘Apolonio’ which featured collaborations with Bootsy Collins, DJ Dahi, Albert Hammond, Jr., and more. To celebrate ‘Apolonio’s’ release, Apollo performed a livestream concert from Paisley Park, the legendary residence of one of his heroes, Prince. Apollo closed out the year on a high note receiving his first Latin GRAMMY nomination for his collaboration “Te Olvidaste“ with C Tangana.
Omar Apollo’s long-awaited debut album ‘IVORY’ has already taken the young songwriter to the next level. Despite being at this pivotal moment in his career, Omar feels like he’s just getting started. The artist who once called himself “just a kid from Indiana” is breaking new ground, abandoning all comfort zones, and never looking back.
Listen to ‘Archetype” above and see full deluxe album details below, and stay tuned for more from Omar coming soon.
1. Ivory
2. Talk
3. No Good Reason
4. Invincible (feat. Daniel Caesar)
5. Endlessly Interlude
6. Killing Me
7. Go Away
8. Waiting On You
9. Petrified
10. Personally
11. En El Olvido
12. Tamagotchi
13. Can’t Get Over You
14. Evergreen
15. Bad Life (feat. Kali Uchis)
16. Mr. Neighbor
17. Endlessly
18. Highlight
19. Archetype
20. Saving All My Love
21. Pretty Boy
