Producer Jacknife Lee is sharing a brand-new single from his latest album project. “The Studio”, featuring the vocals of Def Jam singer Bibi Bourelly and singer & rapper Barny Fletcher, is the latest single to emerge from new LP “The Jacknife Lee”, due July 17.
“The Studio” follows recent singles “I’m Getting Tired (feat. Earl St. Clair and Beth Ditto)” and “Made It Weird (feat. Open Mike Eagle) – each of which picked up airplay across BBC 6 Music, Radio 1 and Radio X – and is a track routed in theme of following your own path.
Bibi Bourelly comments:
I wrote this song about a time in my life where I felt that everyone doubted and judged me for wanting to be myself. I guess this was just my response to anyone who tried to put me in a box or wanted me to reflect what they wanted to see instead of accepting me as I was. I was never stupid – I was just different. Too different to do things traditionally. I wanted to pave my own way and so I did that.
Barny adds: “I started working with Jacknife back in 2018, at his home studio in Topanga. I call it the spaceship. It’s mad. Jacknife emailed me a version of ‘Studio’ with just Bibi on it asking if I wanted to hop on it. Working with Jacknife is always a pleasure so I was excited to jump on this track.
Jacknife Lee continues:
Bibi came to the studio for a few hours one day and we did two songs The Studio and That’s What All Boys Do. She’s fantastic, really intuitive, sharp and speedy. I had some of the beat and groove and we talked about her journey to the States and this song pretty much summed up the conversation. I felt it needed another vocal flavor and met Barny Fletcher, the dynamo. From the moment we met he never stopped singing and rapping and I put this in front of him.
“The Jacknife Lee” is a new album featuring Genesis Owusu, Earl St Clair, Beth Ditto, Sneaks, Haviah Mighty, Petite Noir, Muthoni Drummer Queen, Bibi Bourelly, Barny Fletcher, Aloe Blacc, and Open Mike Eagle.