New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Today, Berhana releases his debut full-length 'HAN' via EQT Recordings (Masego, JPEGMAFIA). One of the most exciting R&B artists working right now flexes his range and cinematic vision on this psychedelic collage of alternative R&B. A promising collection of songs from a rising talent that's moved relatively under-the-radar, Berhana's debut is a soulful dance fantasia filled with fast-paced walls of sound and funktronic reflections of desire, ranging from "soul-infused trips" (Billboard) like single "Lucky Strike" to complex psychedelic-disco jams (lead single Health Food).
Berhana also releases his video for latest single "G2g." A rock-driven tale of love gone wrong bolstered by fast-paced drums and guitar, the video crafts a claustrophobic, Lynchian landscape veering between Berhana in bed with a lover and running through a seemingly endless tunnel. "I got it bad / I gotta go" Berhana drones over fast-paced drums as the song ramps up to a gentle crescendo: an instrumental psych-rock outro that wouldn't feel out of place in a
Tame Impala song—and with the visuals to match.
Watch/ share here: https://smarturl.it/G2gVideo
"G2g" is the latest single off 'HAN,' following "I Been" ft. K-pop singer Crush and "Lucky Strike," which Billboard calls "a soul-infused trip" and lead single "Health Food," described by Complex as a swirl of "psychedelia, disco, and funk influences."
Berhana has played Pitchfork Festival, Governor's Ball, Firefly, Forecastle, Smokin' Grooves and Osheaga with his unique live blend of funkadelia. Accompanied by a four-piece band and playing his largest venues to date, Berhana's bi-coastal run of Fall US tour dates will kick off November 21st in Dallas. Full tour routing below.
'HAN' Tracklisting
1. HAN
2. Golden
3. *002
4. Drnuk
5. I Been ft. Crush
6. *003
7. Lucky Strike
8. *004
9. Health Food
10. G2g
11. California
12. Flasbhack
13. *005
14. I Wasn't Told
Upcoming Berhana Tour Dates:
Thursday, November 21 — House of Blues | Cambridge Room — Dallas,TX
Friday, November 22 — Parish — Austin, TX
Saturday, November 23 — House of Blues | Bronze Peacock Room — Houston, TX
Wednesday, November 27 — Terminal West — Atlanta, Georgia
Saturday, November 30 — U Street
Music Hall — Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, December 3 — Elsewhere — Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, December 5 — Reggies Rock Club — Chicago, IL
Friday, December 6 —
Velvet Underground — Toronto, ON
Tuesday, December 10 — Great American
Music Hall — San Francisco, CA
Wednesday, December 11 — El Rey Theatre — Los Angeles, CA
PRAISE FOR BERHANA:
"steadily making a name for himself as an artist with a disregard for genre boundaries" - COMPLEX
"soul-infused trip, combining the heart of Frank Ocean's lyrics with the echoey, psychedelic sound of Tame Impala" - Billboard
"funky...electro-soaked '80s a la Madonna,
Prince and Bowie" - NPR Music
"tightly weaved, layered" - FADER
"whatever Berhana is cooking up is sure to be a goodie" - HotNewHipHop
