Son Little has announced ‘CITYFOLK’, his fifth album and first since 2022 and its out March 20th on ANTI- Records. Although Little is often placed in the category of “roots musician”, ‘CITYFOLK’ defies genre and lets the evocation of his storytelling pierce through.
“The industry likes to keep artists in little boxes, and for Black artists it has meant being defined by your proximity to ‘urban,’” Little admits. “But my music has always had had flashes of country, rock and folk, as well as hip-hop, blues and R&B. So I’ve always struggled as an artist who kind of, I think, lives in the spaces between genres.”
With today’s album announcement comes “Be Better” (below), a track that is perfectly apt for the start of a new year. A song about release, resilience, and the quiet power of self-belief, “Be Better” sheds the weight of old stories and broken expectations, trading despair for movement and renewal; it’s a hymn for transformation, challenging anyone ready to leave the past behind to step forward, even when the road ahead is dark.
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1. Rabbit
2. Whip The Wind
3. Let’s Get Involved
4. It’s Your World
5. Cherry
6. Bottomless
7. Be Better
8. The Valley
9. In Orbit
10. Paper Children
11. Breathe
