You'd be forgiven for assuming that Genesis Owusu's debut album, Smiling With No Teeth, was written in direct response to the chaos of 2020. The album (which releases March 5) veers between apocalyptic humor and exasperation, while frequently returning to the theme of racial injustice, in a way that feels intrinsically connected to the Black Lives Matter protests of last summer.Yet the album was completed just before the global lockdowns -- or the global protests -- erupted. Did Owusu know somet...
You'd be forgiven for assuming that Genesis Owusu's debut album, Smiling With No Teeth, was written in direct response to the chaos of 2020. The album (which releases March 5) veers between apocalyptic humor and exasperation, while frequently returning to the theme of racial injustice, in a way that feels intrinsically connected to the Black Lives Matter protests of last summer.Yet the album was completed just before the global lockdowns -- or the global protests -- erupted. Did Owusu know somet...
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