KEYS N KRATES ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ORIGINAL CLASSIC DUE NOVEMBER 12TH
SHARES NEW SONG ORIGINAL CLASSIC
(FEATURING JUICY J, CHIP, AND MARBL)
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF IN NOVEMBER
WATCH AND LISTEN TO ORIGINAL CLASSIC
TORONTO, ON – September 15, 2021 – Today, Toronto trio Keys N Krates announces the release date for its new album Original Classic, available everywhere on November 12th. With the announcement, Keys N Krates also shares the new single and album title track, Original Classic (feat. Juicy J, Chip, and Marbl). The song is an impending party anthem lead by an entrancing, drum-driven beat and features verses from the legendary Juicy J, London heavyweight rapper Chip, and UK singer, Marbl. Original Classic follows two other songs recently released from Keys N Krates, Brazillian Love Song, and the Bibi Bourelly collaboration ,Take It Off.
Speaking on the latest single, the band stated: "We love taking unlikely people, and putting them on unlikely beats while making the whole thing feel very organically like its own vibe. Jazzy voiced wavy chords, 808s, eerie strings, Afro-Brazilian rhythms; with Juicy J, Chip, and Marbl going crazy but sitting in a hypnotic pocket that feels driving and timeless."
Original Classic arrives on the heels of the Original Classic Tour announcement. The 18-day headlining tour, which will feature DJ sets from the group, kicks off on November 17th in Washington D.C. and includes stops in Detroit, Chicago, NYC and more. Tickets on sale here.
Keys N Krates most recent full-length release, 2019's A Beat Tape For Your Friends, included the original version of Double Dutch, and was coined the "beat tape of the summer" by Exclaim! upon its release. In 2020, KNK released an edit package they made of Frank Ocean, Lauryn Hill, and Snoh Aalegra to support the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Listen to Original Classic (feat. Juicy J, Chip, and Marbl) above, see full tour routing below and stay tuned for more from Keys N Krates coming soon.
2021 Tour Dates
November 17 - Washington, DC @ Flash
November 19 - Atlanta, GA @ District
November 20 - Tampa Bay, FL @ Ritz
November 27 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
December 2 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
December 3 - Columbus, OH @ Dahlia Nightclub
December 4 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
December 9 - Houston, TX @ Stereo Live
December 10 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
December 11 - Dallas, TX @ Stereo Live
2022 Tour Dates:
January 8 - Denver, CO @ Temple
January 15 - Kansas City, MO @ Aura
January 21 - Minneapolis, MN @ Loft
January 22 - Chicago, IL @ Sound Bar
January 28 - Seattle, WA @ Q Nightclub
January 29 - Portland, OR @ 45 East
February 5 - Tempe, AZ @ Sun Bar
February 12 - New York, NY @ Elsewhere
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Since forming a decade ago in their native Toronto, Keys N Krates have carved their own path via a bass-centric, sample-driven sound, melding the realms of electronic, hip-hop and beyond. The group — composed of drummer Adam Tune, keyboardist David Matisse and turntablist Jr. Flo — has built a venerable reputation as one of the leading live electronic acts today on the strength of their onstage instrumentation and energetic sets.
Their early sound succeeded in combining catchy, pitched up, chopped vocal samples with 808s, resulting in off-kilter festival smashers like Dum Dee Dum, Treat Me Right, and other fan-favourites. These songs would be reinterpreted into energetic live versions that the trio would play to create their own experience and vibe. Their songs original versions would also be played by legends of their genre like TNGHT, Diplo, Machinedrum, Baauer, and more — helping to cement Keys N Krates as a fixture in festival bass and trap music.
Keys N Krates’ 2018 debut album Cura represented a musical shift for the band. Although the use of pulverizing 808s, organic sounds, and vocal samples would remain a fixture for the trio, Keys N Krates embraced their love for R&B/soul music, more dense instrumentation (such as strings and woodwind instruments), and catchy vocal-driven pop songs.
Anthemic songs with Tory Lanez, Ambre Perkins, and 070 Shake weaved together the band’s technicolor world of vocal-driven songs supported by sample-chopped beats that blended the sounds of disco, trap, and boom bap rap of the 90s. This synthesis earned them commercial radio success and spins from some of their idols on specialty radio —like Elton John and Q-Tip. Flute Loop reached back to the trio’s traditional stripped-down 808 sound while incorporating their new techniques of orchestration and resampling to compliment the minimal with the maximal.
Their latest full-length project, 2019's A Beat Tape For Your Friends, further elevates their craft as they pay homage to their sample-chopping musical influences like Jay Dilla. It’s a collection of infectious, loopy, instrumental beats that shows the seeds their music grows from.
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