Fantastic Negrito will release new album ‘Son Of A Broken Man’ on 18 October 2024.

In addition to the announcement the three-time Grammy Award winner has shared lead single ‘California Loner’ alongside another new track ‘Runaway From You’.

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Fantastic Negrito AKA Xavier Dphrepaulezz explains the album’s concept: “When I was 12-years-old, my dad stopped talking to me and kicked me out of the house. I never saw him again and he ended up dying while I was in foster care. This is me talking to him and telling him what I’ve done with my life.”

‘Son of a Broken Man’ charts childhood struggles, loves, loneliness, challenges and ambitions as Fantastic Negrito tries to find his peace with their lack of a relationship. It’s certainly not a simple one: there are flashes of hurt and resentment, but also of longing and sorrow for a father/son love that never flourished. The emotions override any grand revelation, but a simple truth does emerge: Fantastic Negrito is not a duplicate of his father, and has no option but to make his own way in life. Or as the title track states succinctly: “I’m the son of a broken man, I picked up the pieces and I survived.”

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Having played summer festivals all over the world, from Cambridge to Calgary, Fantastic Negrito is set to bring his ‘Son Of A Broken Man’ tour to the UK this autumn – full details below:

London Islington Assembly Hall, 29 Oct
Gloucester Guildhall, 30
Manchester The Blues Kitchen, 31

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Fantastic Negrito ‘Son Of A Broken Man’ Full Album Tracklisting:

‘First To Betray Me’
‘Runaway From You’
‘I Hope Somebody’s Loving You’
‘Skirty’
‘Goddamn Biscuit’
‘Living With Strangers’
‘Zollifer Files’
‘Devil In My Pocket’
‘California Loner’
‘My Only Friend Is You’
Crooked Road’
‘The Children Are Waiting’
‘This Little Light Of Mine’
‘Son Of A Broken Man’

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