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26 May 22

Mura Masa shares new single 'Blessing Me' ahead of upcoming album

The long-awaited album from Mura Masa, demon time is set to arrive on September 16 via Polydor Records.

Grammy-winning artist and producer Mura Masa has released his new single 'blessing me,' which features Pa Salieu and Skillibeng.

He has also shared details of his new album after teasing the record for some time beforehand. demon time (due out this September via Polydor) is set to include '2gether' as well as 'bbycakes,' which features Lil Uzi Vert, PinkPantheress, and Shygirl.

It's described as "a journey into the unknowns of the night, and the quiet revelations you might stumble across along the way."

Born and raised in Guernsey, Alex Crossan, also known by the stage name Mura Masa, began self-producing at the young age of 15.

Taking influence from Gorillaz and The Smiths, he uploaded his music to Soundcloud, which included many remixes and bootlegs.

Crossan started his career by posting a mixtape called 'Soundtrack to a Death' to SoundCloud in 2014. The mixtape was subsequently distributed globally by the German label, Jakarta Records.

The news of demon time also comes as he will soon be heading around the globe this summer with multiple festival dates, including Glastonbury, Fuji Rocks, and Primavera.

Pre-order demon time here.

Listen to 'blessing me' below.

Check out Mura Masa's tour dates below (no Dublin gig as of yet!).

05/27 – Core Festival, Brussels, Belgium
06/03 – Love Saves The Day, Bristol
06/04 – AVA, Belfast, N.Ireland
06/09 – Primavera, Porto
06/12 – Best Kept Secret, Hilvarenbeek
06/25 – Glastonbury Festival, Somerset,
07/06 – Mad Cool Festival, Madrid
07/22 – Forum, Melbourne
07/23 – Enmore, Sydney
07/24 – Splendour Festival, Yelgun/Byron
07/27 – Town Hall (Elemental Nights), Auckland, New Zealand
07/31 – Fuji Rocks, Niigata, Japan
08/05 – Off Festival, Katowice
08/27 – All Points East, London, UK