Moonchild Sanelly Announces Third Studio Album 'Full Moon' With New Single Do My Dance
Tuesday, 08 October 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Moonchild Sanelly has announced her third studio album.
'Full Moon', the follow-up to 2022's 'Phases', will arrive on January 10. Recorded between Malawi, the UK, and Sweden with producer Johan Hugo, who's previously worked with Self Esteem, Kano and M.I.A., the record will feature the previously shared tracks Gwara Gwara, Scrambled Eggs, Sweet & Savage and Big Booty.
To coincide with the announcement, the South African artist has unveiled the LP's next single, Do My Dance, an infectious, high energy offering that sees her dropping lightning fast verses over a mix of dance-pop, hip hop and dancehall. Head below to check out the accompanying Nate Thomas-directed video, filmed in Johannesburg. Sanelly said:
"I called this record 'Full Moon' to convey a really clear sense that I got from living and writing these experiences. 'Phases' showcased all my sides, the different phases of the moon, and this one is all those parts of me being in unison with each other. When the moon is in phases, it shows parts of itself at a time. 'Full Moon' is me, lit up in my entirety. The arrival of my whole self. It’s the arrival.
"'Full Moon' is a culmination of everything that I needed to experience to get to this point, every emotion I had to feel, everything I went through… This project has it all, from beginning to end. The fights, the sadness, the getting back up, the letting go, the forgiveness, the acceptance. There’s a sense of mental and spiritual togetherness that comes with forgiveness and it makes you whole. So here I am, a 'Full Moon'."
Earlier this year, Sanelly collaborated with Self Esteem on Big Man, Steve Aoki on Mad, and Streets Is Calling with 2023 Mercury Prize winners Ezra Collective, on which she appeared alongside M.anifest.
The singer-songwriter will play shows in London, Birmingham, Bristol and Brighton this autumn, alongside appearances at Homobloc festival at the Depot Mayfield, Manchester on November 9, and Live At Leeds In The City on November 16.
She'll also tour the UK and Ireland in March 2025. Tickets for her autumn dates are on sale now, with the spring shows on sale at 10am on Friday (October 11).
'Full Moon' tracklist:
1. Scrambled Eggs
2. Big Booty
3. In My Kitchen
4. To Kill a Single Girl (Tequila)
5. Do My Dance
6. Falling
7. Gwara Gwara
8. Boom
9. Sweet & Savage
10. I Love People
11. Mntanami
12. I Was the Biggest Curse
Moonchild Sanelly Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Mon November 11 2024 - BIRMINGHAM Sunflower Lounge
Tue November 12 2024 - BRISTOL Rough Trade
Wed November 13 2024 - LONDON Colours
Tue November 19 2024 - BRIGHTON Attenborough Centre For Creative Arts
Tue March 18 2025 - MANCHESTER YES (The Pink Room) [NEW]
Thu March 20 2025 - DUBLIN Grand Social [NEW]
Fri March 21 2025 - LEEDS Wardrobe [NEW]
Sat March 22 2025 - GLASGOW King Tuts [NEW]
Mon March 24 2025 - BIRMINGHAM Hare and Hounds [NEW]
Tue March 25 2025 - BRISTOL Strange Brew [NEW]
Wed March 26 2025 - LONDON Heaven [NEW]
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