Ricky Reed - The Room (Turquoise Wave Vinyl)

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: NL0006LP
Barcode: 0669158549283
Release Date: 13 Aug 2021
Genre: Hip Hop / R&B

The Room will be Ricky Reed’s first artist album since becoming a house-hold-name producer, and launching his own label with Nice Life Recording Company. The project features Leon Bridges, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Dirty Projectors, Terrace Martin, Duendita, Ayoni, Lido Pimienta, St. Panther & John-Robert and more. The Room is a title that came to him in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the galvanizing of the Black Lives Matter movement across America and the world. He wanted to create a communal place where it’s as necessary to cry as it is to rejuvenate; where it’s as vital to be angry as it is to find joy. The music is an invitation to share experiences, commiserate, rejuvenate, and offer hope. It is upbeat in places, meditative always, and has real soul to it. Ultimately, Reed feels fundamentally changed by quarantine, particularly with his process of creating. All the songs were written via text and voice memos. The Room feels like an offering to the world at a time when Reed was back in the process again. Back at a new start. “When this comes out, whether it is well or not, the only thing that matters is that I made it.”

TRACKLIST: 1. Ramon's Desire (Original Mix) (04:14) 2. Casa Fuerte (04:10) 3. Headstrong (04:03) 4. Don't Let Them Fool You (04:09) 5. Afro-Nue (03:35 6. I Wanna Know (03:44) 7. Anna Maria (04:41) 8. Fantasy (04:10) 9. Image Of A Star (04:55) 10. Cisco (03:55) 11. Desire (Alternate Mix) (04:09)