Joy Oladokun Wants to Highlight the ‘Everyday Human Being’ on Her Forthcoming LP 

Pleasure Oladokun needs her music to be an actual portrait of life. On Friday, with the discharge of her delicate single “Modifications,” the songstress revealed that she will probably be releasing her undertaking Proof of Life on April 28.

On the brand new single, backed by breezy guitars, Oladokun sings candidly about “preserving with the modifications” of life and the way difficult it may be to take action.

“This album is proof of how I reside,” Oladokun mentioned in a press launch of her document. “I hope these are useful anthems. I began making music as a result of I wasn’t listening to from the ‘on a regular basis human being’ on the radio. I hope this resonates with anyone who feels regular and wishes a bit musical enhance to get by means of the day. I’m common.”

She added, “I do that job as a result of I like what I do. I put a lot care, craft, and intention into it. I’m making music to reside to.”

Proof of Life is ready to characteristic a number of main collabs for the songstress, together with “Buddies” with Mt. Pleasure, “Candy Symphony” with Chris Stapleton, “Revolution” with Maxo Kream, and “We’re All Gonna Die” with Noah Kahan.

The album is ready to launch whereas she helps John Mayer and the Teskey Brothers as an opener on their respective excursions.

Paired with the discharge of her 2021 LP In Protection of My Personal Happiness, Oladokun spoke to Rolling Stone in regards to the classes she’s realized whereas navigating the music trade because the youngster of Nigerian immigrants.

“That’s been an enormous lifeline for me this yr,” she mentioned then. “I’m studying completely different ways in which I can decompress and de-stress and get out of city and stare at a waterfall for a couple of hours. Sure, the world is usually a mess, sure, my job may be tough to navigate, however I’m okay and I’m alive. And a part of that wrestling is the blessing of this life.”

“It can’t be an accident that I’m this individual throughout these occasions,” she added. ”The hope is that if there’s some immigrant child in some farming city someplace that performs guitar and reads too many comedian books, they’ll see me and be like, ‘I’ve a shot.’ ”

Proof of Life tracklist