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Grammy-winning artist Arooj Aftab has announced her new album, Night Reign, out May 31st via Verve Records. As a preview, she’s shared “Raat Ki Rani,” a new song accompanied by a music video directed by actor Tessa Thompson.
The follow-up to 2021’s critically acclaimed Vulture Prince, Aftab’s next project is a nine-song collection focused on the magic and mystery of the late-night hours and all that can happen after dark. Collaborators include Cautious Clay, Chocolate Genius, and James Francies.
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In a statement, Aftab shared, “Some nights are for falling in love, some are for solitude and introspection, some are to be annoyed at a forced social gathering — and so go the stories of Night Reign.”
The video marks Thompson’s directorial debut and depicts Aftab in black and white on a film set, before switching to color and cutting away to dreamy footage with a lover.
The follow-up to 2021’s critically acclaimed Vulture Prince, Aftab’s next project is a nine-song collection focused on the magic and mystery of the late-night hours and all that can happen after dark. Collaborators include Cautious Clay, Chocolate Genius, and James Francies.
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In a statement, Aftab shared, “Some nights are for falling in love, some are for solitude and introspection, some are to be annoyed at a forced social gathering — and so go the stories of Night Reign.”
The video marks Thompson’s directorial debut and depicts Aftab in black and white on a film set, before switching to color and cutting away to dreamy footage with a lover.
- 4/18/2024
- by Mary Siroky
- Consequence - Music
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When actress Tessa Thompson met musician Arooj Aftab in London last summer, she felt like they were long-lost sisters. “I honestly can’t remember not listening to Arooj. Can’t be sure how she first came into my ears, but her music was instantly familiar and essential,” Thompson tells Rolling Stone. “Maybe I actually met her in a past life.”
It was only natural, then, that Aftab and Thompson team up for the former’s new video, “Raat Ki Rani,” the actress’s directorial debut and the musician’s first...
It was only natural, then, that Aftab and Thompson team up for the former’s new video, “Raat Ki Rani,” the actress’s directorial debut and the musician’s first...
- 4/18/2024
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
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Arooj Aftab, the Brooklyn-based Pakistani artist who recently notched a handful of Grammy nominations (including Best New Artist), performed a trio of songs from her acclaimed album Vulture Prince on the latest installment of NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert series.
Aftab and her backing ensemble staged their performance in a Brooklyn convent with paint peeling off the walls, the group’s sound filling the cavernous space. Aftab, who sings in Urdu, opened her set with the sprightly “Suroor,” followed by the lush, lovelorn “Mohabbat,” then closed with the pensive,...
Aftab and her backing ensemble staged their performance in a Brooklyn convent with paint peeling off the walls, the group’s sound filling the cavernous space. Aftab, who sings in Urdu, opened her set with the sprightly “Suroor,” followed by the lush, lovelorn “Mohabbat,” then closed with the pensive,...
- 12/8/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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