Chicago producer and multi-instrumentalist Nnamdï has announced a new album. It’s called Please Have a Seat and it is due October 7 via Secretly Canadian and Sooper Records, marking his debut on the former label. The lead single, “I Don’t Wanna Be Famous,” comes with an Austin Vesley–directed video in which Nnamdï is harassed by paparazzi and obsessive fans. Nnamdï has also announced a fall U.S. tour, kicking off in Iowa October 18. Check out the new single and the full list of tour dates below.
Please Have a Seat spans 14 tracks and is Nnamdï’s sixth full-length album overall, following his 2020 LPs Brat and Krazy Karl. He wrote, produced, and performed the new record entirely by himself. In a statement, Nnamdï described it as an exercise in living in the moment: “I realized I never take time to just sit and take in where I’m at. It’s just nice to not be on ‘Go, Go, Go!’ mode, and reevaluate where I wanted to go musically. I wanted to be present.”
Last year, Nnamdï released the electronic Are You Happy EP. He also remixed songs by Porridge Radio and Anjimile, and, unfortunately, missed out on several tour dates with Wilco and Sleater-Kinney after fracturing his wrist in a scooter accident. Thankfully, he’s since recovered.
Revisit Pitchfork’s “What It’s Like to Be Black in Indie Music,” featuring commentary from Nnamdï.
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Please Have a Seat:
01 Ready to Run
02 Armoire
03 Dibs
04 Touchdown
05 Grounded
06 I Don’t Wanna Be Famous
07 Anxious Eater
08 Anti
09 Dedication
10 Smart Ass
11 Benched
12 Careful
13 Lifted
14 Somedays
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Nnamdï:
10-18 Davenport, IA – The Raccoon Motel
10-19 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
10-20 Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club
10-22 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
10-24 Cleveland, OH – Mahall’s
10-25 Toronto, Ontario – The Garrison
10-26 Montreal, Quebec – Diving Bell Social Club
10-27 Johnson, VT – Northern Vermont University
10-28 Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom
10-29 Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right
11-01 Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA
11-02 Washington, D.C. – Comet Ping Pong
11-03 Carrboro, NC – Pinhook
11-04 Atlanta, GA – 529
11-05 Nashville, TN – Drkmttr
