THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Small Changes is the followup to Michael Kiwanuka’s eponymous third LP, the Mercury Prize-winning and Grammy-nominated Kiwanuka.
Small Changes was produced alongside Danger Mouse and Inflo, the team behind the globally acclaimed Kiwanuka and its equally acclaimed predecessor, Love & Hate. The new record was recorded between London and Los Angeles. The core trio of Kiwanuka and his trusty co-producers expanded into a wish-list ensemble that featured legendary bassist Pino Palladino (D’Angelo, John Mayer, Beyoncé) and Jimmy Jam of the iconic songwriting and production duo Jam And Lewis (Janet Jackson, Prince).
Small Changes markes a welcome return for one of Britain’s most talented of songwriters, most recognisable of vocalists, and most virtuosic of guitarists.
To preview the album, Michael shared Lowdown (part i) and (part ii). Lowdown (part i) is a low-slung, bass-heavy, guitar-soul number, and (part ii) reverberates on that atmospheric, string-soaked psychedelia and extended guitar soloing that Michael’s become almost synonymous with across his past two records.”
