Barely a year after releasing Ten Fold, Brooklyn singer-songwriter Yaya Bey is returning with another new album: Do It Afraid arrives June 20 via Drink Sum Wtr. The quick follow-up includes the new singles “Dream Girl” and “Wake Up B*tch,” the first of which comes with a music video. Check out both songs below.
Do It Afraid steps into a more dance-heavy direction in Yaya Bey’s catalog, as captured in the previously released single “Merlot and Grigio,” featuring Father Philis. Other guests on the album include the rapper and songwriter Rahrah Gabor, the producer Exactly, jazz ensemble Butcher Brown, and vocalist and keyboardist Nigel Hall.
After the album’s release in June, Yaya Bey will head out on a headlining tour of the United States. Following a set at Governors Ball Music Festival, the R&B singer will make stops in Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle, and more cities before wrapping up the short leg on September 27 in Los Angeles. Find her complete list of tour dates below.
Read about Yaya Bey’s Remember Your North Star in “The 100 Best Albums of the 2020s So Far.”
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Do It Afraid:
01 Wake Up B*tch02 End of the World [ft. Nigel Hall and Butcher Brown]03 Real Yearners Unite04 Cindy Rella05 Raisins06 Spin Cycle07 Dream Girl08 Merlot and Grigio [ft. Father Philis]09 Breakthrough10 A Surrender11 In a Circle12 Aye Noche [ft. Rahrah Gabor and Exaktly]13 No for Real, WTF?14 Blicky15 Ask the Questions16 Bella Noches Pt. 117 A Tiny Thing That’s Mine18 Choice
