Nigerian multi-hyphenate Cruel Santino (fka Santi) has actually launched the main video for “Beautiful Nothing” including partner Gus Dapperton.
The video clip is the very first aesthetic off his theoretical student cd, Subaru Boys: FINAL HEAVEN (out on Monster Boy/Interscope Records). Co-directed by Cruel Santino, the video clip is an understanding right into the undersea globe that the musician has actually been developing around the task.
Speaking on the partnership and also video, Santino discussed, “Working with Gus seemed like a God send out, extremely implied to be. We complied with each various other on socials and also messaged backward and forward regarding being followers of each various other’s songs. I recognized I had to obtain him on the task, and also we came up with ‘Beautiful Nothing’ and also ‘Wicked City.'”
A 21-track theoretical cd (co-produced by Cruel Santino), Cruel Santino’s Subaru Boys is separated right into numerous arcs, each with its very own motif and also navigator, assisting the audience with a sonic story of battle and also magnificence. Signing Up With Cruel Santino on this legendary experience are the task’s unique visitors consisting of Skepta, Amaarae, Koffee, Gus Dapperton, and also a variety of brand-new songs celebrities from Santino’s “Monster Boy” globe.
Written throughout continents, the very first fifty percent of the task directly take advantage of the Alté and also Afrobeat lane (with tunes like “Matilda” and also “Swagger Back”), Cruel likewise provides himself to example from current Grime revival on “The Pearls.” While the last fifty percent is affected by even more contemporary styles listened to on “Fallin” (which leans R&B) and also “Beautiful Nothing” (attracts from room pop appears).
Gliding with styles and also music motivations, Cruel take advantage of lots of referrals to produce a body of job that is both natural and also intends to please lots of audiences. Subaru Boys: FINAL HEAVEN was launched on Monster Boy– a joint endeavor offer that Cruel Santino introduced with Interscope Records in 2020. He is the very first Nigerian musician ever before to strike a JV handle a significant document tag.
Buy or stream Subaru Boys: FINAL HEAVEN.
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