Name: Hugo
Brand: Loyle Carner

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

EMIVX2068

Colour

Blue

Colour details

Blue/Green

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

180 Gram Vinyl housed in Gatefold Sleeve with Poster, Import

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-03-03

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

RTUK

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

0602445610020

Total Cap

Blue LP

EMICD2068

Extended format: No

2022-10-21

0602445609994

Artist

Loyle Carner

Genre US

Hip Hop

Label US

Loyle Carner, known professionally as Loyle Carner, is an English hip hop musician. His debut album, Yesterday's Gone was nominated for the 2017 Mercury Prize.
With his unique blend of introspective lyrics and smooth beats, Loyle Carner has quickly made a name for himself in the music industry. Born and raised in South London, he draws inspiration from his personal experiences and delivers them with raw honesty. His debut album, Yesterday's Gone, showcases his storytelling abilities and has garnered critical acclaim. Nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize in 2017, Loyle Carner continues to captivate audiences with his heartfelt music.
Through his artistry, Loyle Carner aims to shed light on important social issues such as mental health and racial inequality. With a distinctive style that combines elements of jazz and soul with hip hop, he creates a sound that is both nostalgic and contemporary. Whether it's through thought-provoking lyrics or infectious melodies, Loyle Carner's music resonates with listeners on a deep level.

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In hugo, there’s a central question that Loyle Carner keeps coming back to: “I’m young, Black, successful and have a platform - but where do I go next?” The answer is explored in this epic scream of a third album. With urgent delivery and gloriously widescreen production, Carner confronts both the deeply personal (“You can’t hate the roots of a tree, and not hate the tree. So how can I hate my father without hating me?) and the highly political (“I told the black man he didn’t understand I reached the white man he wouldn’t take my hand”).

By continuing to write in these tumultuous times with a renewed clarity and sense of artistic freedom, Carner reached deeper beneath the surface than he ever had before. The result is his most cathartic and ambitious record yet, a coruscating journey into the heart of what it means to be alive in these tumultuous times, and one which looks set to neatly cement his position as one of the most potent and vital young talents around today. Working alongside renowned producer kwes. (Solange, Kelela, Nao), Carner leaves no stone unturned on this album, in both its sound and its stories. 

In a 10-track album that moves from gorgeous neo-soul moments to thundering hip hop, with immediate, infectious bangers and sampled interludes from non musicians (mixed-race Guyanese poet John Agard and youth activist and politician Athian Akec) Carner shifts seamlessly from micro to macro, confronting everything from strained relationships with family to the societal tears caused by class stratification. It also lays bare bruises in his personal life that he has never revealed before – often in painful, deeply uncomfortable ways, focusing on Carner's experience of becoming a father in the context of growing up without contact with his biological father. Cognizant of the immense pain and fear and confusion that we are faced with everyday, Carner has thrown down the gauntlet, defying us not to rise above the fray, wake up each day and be ambitious. Ambitious in building strong personal relationships. Ambitious in our pursuit of our goals. Ambitious in never refusing to back down against injustice. Rejecting the title of leader, Loyle Carner sees himself “as holding up a mirror”, and that clearly translates into the album's universal messages.

Hugo

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Discover Hugo by Loyle Carner. A powerful and introspective album that explores personal and political themes. Available in various formats.