Joy Oladokun’s “OBSERVATIONS FROM A CROWDED ROOM” Album Download ZIP & MP3 Free Files
Joy Oladokun has announced her highly anticipated new album, Observations From A Crowded Room. This album is the follow-up to 2023’s Proof of Life and will be released on Oct. 18, 2024, via Amigo Records/Verve Forecast/Republic Records, less than 16 months after her previous release. Oladokun wrote and produced the entire album and performed the majority of it alone.
Based in Nashville and originally from Casa Grande, Arizona, Oladokun is proudly Black and queer, and she is the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. Her music encompasses a wide range of genres and reflects her diverse experiences. In 2022, she performed at the White House for the signing of the Respect For Marriage Act, and in 2023, her song “i see america” was a finalist for the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Award for Best Song for Social Change. She has collaborated with artists such as Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Jason Isbell, and Noah Kahan. The album consists of 12 new songs and three spoken interludes.
Oladokun expressed that this album was a way for her to write, feel, and process things as she was the producer and had to spend a lot of time with the songs. She found the process transformative and healing, ultimately leading to a fresh start.
Four songs from Observations From A Crowded Room have been released. These include the indie-folk ballad “QUESTIONS, CHAOS & FAITH” and the gospel-inflected “DRUGS,” which were shared earlier this year. Along with the album announcement, Oladokun has also revealed the soulful slow-burn rocker “NO COUNTRY” and the modern folk tune “I’D MISS THE BIRDS.”
Tracklist:
- LETTER FROM A BLACKBIRD
- AM I?
- OBSERVATION #1
- STRONG ONES
- Drugs
- Questions, Chaos, & Faith
- NO COUNTRY
- OBSERVATION #2
- HOLLYWOOD
- Flowers
- DUST/DIVINITY
- GOOD ENOUGH
- OBSERVATION #3
- I’D MISS THE BIRDS
- GOODBYE
