Following on from the dizzyingly experimental heights of I Seduce, multidisciplinary Afrofuturist artist Nwando Ebizie returns with a new single The Swan, taken from her debut album of the same name, forthcoming on Matthew Herbert’s label Accidental Records in 2022. A nomination for The Ivors Composer Awards (Sound Art) for her radiophonic piece: Fire Prevention has also just been announced.
The Swan offers a further dive into the mythology of the album of the same name. Nwando takes on multiple personas and voices in a play of call and response, bringing a whole society to life, from delicate, dreamy sung vocals, to the direct and emphatic Celebrant. Nwando’s chants are insistent and mesmerising, both inviting and rejecting the listener. Keen ears may notice the youthful, slightly unhinged chorus that rings out from I Seduce returns here in a supporting role.
With The Swan, Nwando invites the listener to delve into the core of an alternate reality society, bringing to life this ritualistic track, and to glimpse a long-forgotten initiation ride…
In case you missed it first time around, here’s her previous single release, I Seduce…
