Spencer. releases debut album Are U Down?

Alongside the release of his debut album, Are U Down?, today, Spencer. has shared a third and final single ‘No Direction’, via 4AD / Remote Control Records. A heart-on-its-sleeve love song, its official video reunites Spencer. with director Danica Arias Kleinknecht (also behind the visuals for his 2019 single ‘Automatic’). “We shot the video in Jersey one night in the town where Danica’s from,” Spencer. explains. “We started shooting at 5pm and shot all night in the dark. I love how this one came together. It’s psychedelic without any visual effects and that’s the magic of working with Danica”

‘No Direction’ and previous singles ‘MyLuv’ and ‘Lonely As I Ever Was’ feature on Are U Down?, the debut full-length album from New York musician and producer Spencer Miles Abraham Allen, the brains behind Spencer. Written, recorded and produced by Spencer. during the pandemic, its 11 songs blend R&B, hip-hop, funk, indie, pop, jazz and soul to create a sound that feels both analogue and digital, honouring the past whilst staying firmly in the present. Featuring 4AD labelmate Becky and the Birds (vocals on ‘After The Show’), Luke Diamond (guitars) and Jake Aron (some additional production), Spencer. has integrated neo-soul vocal fireworks, hip-hop flow and pop ambition into an album steeped in all the feels of a New York summer. 

Purchase / Download Spencer. – Are U Down?

Stream / Download Spencer. – ‘No Direction’

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