Name: Second Line
Brand: Dawn Richard

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MRG756.1

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Colour

Black

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Mirror board gatefold jacket with diecut on back of jacket

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-04-30

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

673855075617

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

MRG756.2

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Download code: No

4-panel wallet printed on mirror board w/ 8-panel miniposter insert

673855075624

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

MRG7560.1

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White

White w/ bonus shaped gold 12"

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Extended format: Yes

Bonus shaped gold vinyl 12-inch

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673855075600

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / white

Artist

Dawn Richard

Genre US

Electronic

Label US

Merge Records

Albums of the Year 2021

American singer Dawn Richard, born on August 5, 1983 in New Orleans, Louisiana, is of African-American and Haitian descent. She gained recognition as a member of the musical group Danity Kane from 2005 to 2009 and again in 2014 and 2018. In 2010, she joined Diddy-Dirty Money with label head Sean "Diddy" Combs and Kalenna Harper until their disbandment in 2011. Following her departure from Bad Boy Records, Dawn launched her successful solo career in 2011.
Richard's journey began when she auditioned for the MTV show Making the Band 3 in Orlando back in 2005. Her talent landed her a spot competing for a place in Combs's future girl group which eventually became Danity Kane. The name was inspired by one of Richard's drawings - a female superhero that caught Combs's attention during studio sessions. When asked about the character's name, Richard replied "Danity Kane," symbolizing the girls of Making the Band 3.
Dawn Richard continues to captivate audiences with her unique blend of musical styles and powerful vocals. With an impressive background as part of successful groups and now thriving as a solo artist, she has established herself as an influential figure within the music industry.

Much like the New Orleans–born artist who created it, Second Line is an unapologetic genre bender that pushes boundaries, expands possibilities, and shatters expectations. It’s more than just an album: Second Line is a cohesive sensory experience that questions traditional ideas of sound, production, and visual aesthetics as they relate to music. Its interlocking parts tell an epic story about the quest for artistic expression, with Dawn describing her project as “a movement to bring pioneering Black women in electronic music to the forefront.” Dawn Richard (or DAWN, as she sometimes goes by) has been a lauded recording artist since she was 16, first gaining traction as a part of P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records roster in the group Danity Kane. In her time with the chart-topping group, she worked with names as large as Missy Elliott, Timbaland &amp; Rick Ross. In 2011, she began paving her solo career with a new, individual style that blurred the lines of her R&amp;B past, mixing elements of electronic music, Afrofuturist aesthetic, New Orleans bounce culture &amp; avant-pop impulses and collaborating with names as wide as Dirty Projectors, Frank Ocean, Zendaya &amp; Machinemusic.

Second Line

Music US

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