Fantastic Negrito to Release New Album, "Son of a Broken Man"; Shares Two New Songs

FANTASTIC NEGRITO UNVEILS SON OF A BROKEN MAN   3x GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNER’S MOST PERSONAL ALBUM THUS FAR HERALDED BY TODAY’S PREMIERE OF TWO NEW SONGS, “CALIFORNIA LONER” AND “RUNAWAY FROM YOU” – LISTEN *** "When I was 12 years old, my dad stopped talking to me and kicked me out of the house. I never saw him again and he ended up dying while I was in foster care. This is me talking to him and telling him what I’ve done with my life.” *** EPIC TOUR SCHEDULE INCLUDES HEADLINE DATES IN THE US, EUROPE, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM THROUGH NOVEMBER   SON OF A BROKEN MAN ARRIVES VIA STOREFRONT RECORDS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18   PRE-ORDERS ARE AVAILABLE NOW

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3x GRAMMY® Award-winner Fantastic Negrito is proud to announce his eagerly anticipated new album, Son of a Broken Man, available Friday, October 18 via his own Storefront Records. Pre-orders are available now. Fantastic Negrito’s first full-length release since last year’s acclaimed Grandfather Courage, Son of a Broken Man is heralded by today’s premiere of two album highlights, “California Loner” and “Runaway From You,” both available everywhere now.   "When I was 12 years old, my dad stopped talking to me and kicked me out of the house,” said Fantastic Negrito’s Xavier Dphrepaulezz.“I never saw him again and he ended up dying while I was in foster care. This is me talking to him and telling him what I’ve done with my life.”   LISTEN TO “CALIFORNIA LONER”   LISTEN TO “RUNAWAY FROM YOU”   PRE-ORDER SON OF A BROKEN MAN   Son of a Broken Man sees Fantastic Negrito encapsulating the inimitable elements of his celebrated body of work to date, from hard-hitting distorted guitar riffs to melodic and expressive ballads, all fueled by the unexpected twists that have become his trademark. The album stands as perhaps Fantastic Negrito’s most personal thus far, exploring family, deception, and the human desire to hide the true self as he dives deep into one of the oldest conflicts in human history, the struggle between father and son. Beginning at a young age, Negrito was served untruths by his father. A made-up last name, a fabricated ancestry, and a fake Somali accent. Why lie? Why create this false narrative? Those are the questions Negrito had to ask himself and the questions that lie at the heart of Son of a Broken Man.   FANTASTIC NEGRITO SON OF A BROKEN MAN (Storefront Records) Release Date: October 18, 2024

Tracklist: First To Betray Me (Interlude) Runaway From You Skirty Hope Somebody’s Loving You God Damn Biscuit Living With Strangers Life With Zollie (Zollie-Land) (Interlude) Devil In My Pocket Crooked Road Feeling Like A Loner My Only Friend Is You The Children Are Waiting (Interlude) This Little Light Of Mine Son Of A Broken Man   # # #   Son of a Broken Man was preceded earlier this summer by “Undefeated Eyes,” a deeply soulful collaboration with 17x GRAMMY Award-winning® legend Sting available everywhere now. Recorded in 2020 at Fantastic Negrito’s West Oakland studio, just days before COVID lockdown policies went into effect, the track is joined by an official music video co-starring the two iconic artists, filmed last month in Nieuwpoort, Belgium and streaming now at YouTube.   LISTEN TO “UNDEFEATED EYES (FEAT. STING)” WATCH “UNDEFEATED EYES (FEAT. STING)” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

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# # #   Fantastic Negrito is currently celebrating the upcoming arrival of Son of a Broken Man with a truly epic international tour schedule, continuing September 7 at Novato, CA’s Hopmonk Tavern and then returning to Europe and the United Kingdom in late October. Additional US headline dates will be announced soon. For complete details, please visit www.fantasticnegrito.com/tour.   FANTASTIC NEGRITO - WORLD TOUR 2024   SEPTEMBER 7 – Novato, CA – Hopmonk Tavern   OCTOBER 15 - New York, NY - Sony Hall 18 - Bogota, Colombia - Royal House 20 - Mexico City, Mexico - Auditorio BB 24 - São Paulo, Brazil - Cine Joia  25 - Santiago, Chile - Club Chocolate 26 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Teatro Vorterix 29 – London, United Kingdom – Islington Assembly Hall 30 – Gloucester, United Kingdom – Gloucester Guildhall 31 – Manchester, United Kingdom – The Blues Kitchen Manchester   NOVEMBER 3 – Oberhausen, Germany – Hotelik Gdanska 5 – Berlin, Germany – Quasimodo 6 – Hamburg, Germany – Nochtspeicher 7 – Copenhagen, Denmark - Beta 10 – Oslo, Norway – Parkteatret Scene 13 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg 14 – Gent, Belgium – Muziekclub Wintercircus 15 – Paris, France – La Cigale 18 – Villeurbanne, France – Transbordeur 20 – Barcelona, Spain – La Nau 21 – Valencia, Spain – 16 Toneladas 22 – Madrid, Spain – Sala Cool