Michael Kiwanuka has just shared “Rebel Soul,” the fourth and final single from his fast-impending and hotly anticipated new album Small Changes (out  November 22 via Geffen Records). “Rebel Soul” unveils the sublime soulfulness at the core of the album; a slow-build mood-setter that crescendos with Michael’s own vocal weaving in and out of focus. 

Driving the conversations between producer Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) and Michael about the direction of Small Changes was the desire to make an album that transcends any notion of what is or isn’t deemed “cool.” Kiwanuka recalls, “We were trying to shoot for something that might have made it onto a Bill Withers album or a Sadé album.” 

On the heels of completing his acclaimed co-headline tour across the US with Brittany Howard and announcing an already nearly sold out UK/European tour for next Spring, Michael has revealed details of an intimate, stripped-back live run in support of UK record stores next month. The six dates will offer fans a chance to hear the new music in much closer confines ahead of the full electric tour next year. The new dates call at Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Nottingham, Kingston Upon Thames, concluding in Southampton. Tickets for these dates go on sale tomorrow (October 25) via the links listed below.

Pre-order Small Changes

https://michaelkiwanuka.lnk.to/smallchanges

Michael Kiwanuka Tour Dates 

Stripped-Back Tour:

November 23 – HMV, Birmingham Tickets

November 24 – Jacaranda Baltic, Liverpool (in association with Jacaranda) Tickets

November 25 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (in association with Crash) Tickets 

November 27 – The Level, Nottingham (in association with Rough Trade) Tickets

November 28 – Pryzm, Kingston Upon Thames (in association with Banquet) Tickets

December 2 – The 1865, Southampton (in association with Vinilo) Tickets

Full Band: 

February 25 – Sporthalle – Hamburg, DE

February 26 – AFAS Live – Amsterdam, NL

February 28 – Le Zénith – Paris, FR

March 1– Forest National – Brussels, BE

March 3 – Alcatraz – Milan, IT

March 4 – Halle 622 – Zurich, CH

March 6 – Zenith – Munich, DE

March 7 – Jahrhunderthalle – Frankfurt, DE

March 9 – Civic Hall – Wolverhampton, UK

March 10 – Eventim Apollo – London, UK

March 12 – Usher Hall – Edinburgh, UK

March 13 – O2 Apollo – Manchester, UK

Small Changes Tracklisting

1. Floating Parade

2. Small Changes

3. One And Only

4. Rebel Soul

5. Lowdown (part i)

6. Lowdown (part ii)

7. Follow your Dreams

8. Live For Your Love

9. Stay By My Side

10. The Rest Of Me

11. Four Long Years

Photo by Marco Grey 

TheWaster.com | Small Changes
10.24.2024