JANUARY 25, 2012
Knaan Drops New EP
More Beautiful Than Silence Available On iTunes This Week
Our favorite Somali MC, K'naan, is back - and he released his new EP titled, More Beautiful Than Silence, (A&M/Octone Records) earlier this week on iTunes. The official release to brick and mortar stores comes next Tuesday, 1/31/12.
More Beautiful Than Silence includes five new tracks including the single "Is Anybody Out There" featuring Nelly Furtado, as well as "Nothing to Lose" with Nas, and "Better" produced by Ryan Tedder.
Wrapping up his world tour for his 2009 sophomore set Troubadour in the fall of 2010 - which included his unforgettable live appearance at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa - K'naan has since been hard at work in the studio. The 5 tracks featured on this EP gives a taste of the diverse sound that they have come to know the artist for, while highlighting the expansive sonic direction K'naan has explored writing and recording over the last year.
K'naan first blew up the spot in, with his 2006 debut, Dusty Foot Philosopher, followed up by 2009's Troubadour - as well as high profile mixtape collaborations like The Messengers and You Can't Buy This. With his eloquent and thought-provoking lyrics, K'NAAN has carved a new path that widened the traditional hip-hop music perspective.