Belgian Hip-hop Duo blackwave Shine Some Positivity On A Dark Place With New Single “good day”

Belgian hip-hop duo blackwave came together back in 2017 when Antwerp-based rapper Jay Atohoun and singer-producer Willem Ardui began swapping creative ideas online. Now five years later, the pair have released two albums and a handful of singles, including their latest offering “good day”.

Following their 2019 album ARE WE STILL DREAMING?, the pair found themselves in a hole of uncertainty and creative doubt – a place that would eventually transpose itself into their uplifting new single.

“This song is definitely our most personal and honest one yet. A lot of the events that happened over the past years, since the release of our debut album in 2019, made us dig deeper than we ever did before”, blackwave share. “After releasing an album we worked on so restlessly, we had a hard time finding purpose again. Both in our own way, we went through really dark times. We decided that we needed a more direct approach in our songwriting, and ‘good day’ is a first byproduct of that new way of working“.

With its snappy percussion and subtle hints of lo-fi soul, “good day” creates this palpable contrast between positivity and sadness. The honest, melancholic lyricism and delivery brings a heaviness that is held at bay.

About the song’s style, the band continues: “‘good day’ is about being in a really dark place and dealing with it on your own while trying to maintain an untroubled image towards the outside world. We often don’t think about what people are going through on a daily basis, and might only see them on a ‘good day’. We talk about some really personal things in the lyrics, including depression and loss.

The instrumentation of the track is purposely uplifting and tuneful, as we wanted to create a contrast between the meaning of the lyrics and the overall atmosphere of the track, as well as to translate the feeling of trying to lift yourself up while being so downhearted. The gospel influence in the vocal samples and chords additionally contributes to the uplifting sentiment we ultimately want people to take away from the track.

It kind of feels like a triumph being able to release this track and talk about these things. We feel like it’s important to break the taboos surrounding them and to be able to speak about it honestly and openly.”

Check out the song below:

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