Browsing the Pacific Ocean’s peaceable waves together with having fun with San Diego’s breeze introduced Kehlani the tranquility wanted to craft their upcoming mission.
Lani returned on Thursday (April 4) with their first providing of recent music since 2022’s Blue Water Highway. The ethereal “After Hours” hit streaming companies oozing with good vibes spurring followers to get outdoors forward of summertime.
The groovy monitor encompasses a acquainted pattern implementing the drums from Nina Sky‘s 2004 hit “Transfer Ya Physique,” which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Scorching 100.
“We don’t gotta take it gradual/ I’ma hit the gasoline when you’re able to go/ I wanna velocity it, breathe into your garments/ The best way you contact my neck bought me able to fold,” she sings.
Kehlani caught up with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe on Thursday the place she detailed her love for “Transfer Ya Physique” when it got here to sampling and the way she needed to create extra cheerful music reasonably than the sad tunes her followers cling to.
“As a result of these drums, after they drop, it’s so recognizable and all people simply loses it. It’s a kind of issues the place it drops and all people goes, ‘Woo,’ and bends their knees and places their fingers on their knees,” she defined.
“Popping out of this pandemic to international tragedy to international tragedy to international tragedy, I used to be like I’m probably not in an area to make one thing that feels tremendous jarring or tremendous unhappy. I’m very outspoken about this stuff, however I need my artwork to supply some form of life and enjoyable. I wanna hear this outdoors and I wanna really feel good.”
Kehlani nonetheless hasn’t revealed the title or launch date of their anticipated LP. Her final LP Blue Water Highway peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 and No. 8 on High R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Take heed to “After Hours” and watch Kehlani’s Apple Music interview beneath.
