Maryland Artist Lil Seyi Shares New Single “Leather Free Seats”

Maryland-born artist Lil Seyi is gearing up to release his new EP A Blue Tesla Story, due this summer via Kitsuné Musique. From the upcoming collection is his new single “Leather Free Seats”.

The self-taught musician bridges hip-hop, electronica, and R&B for a ear-pleasing and futuristic combination. Wonderfully melodic, the new single is a branch of the narrative-driven EP, and despite its groovy and upbeat energy, it carries a weight with it.

Seyi explains: “The nameless main character in a A Blue Tesla Story isn’t perfect, far from it actually. The EP even opens up with him going on a joyride, rear ending a car and driving away from the scene (hit and run). This decision leads to a series of events that end in the tragic passing away of his brother at the hands of the highway patrol. The EP continues as we follow the life of this main character as he deals with the public eye of this very public trial seeking justice for his brother. We see him getting support from protestors, but we also see him under heavy scrutiny as his involvement with credit card scamming surfaces. In the end, we find him left with nothing at all as time passes by and neither the supporters nor critics seemed to care about him or his late brother anymore.”

He goes on to add: “As human beings, we tend to reduce each other to our worst moments, because it’s a lot easier to point out the evil in others than realizing the brokenness within ourselves. What I hope to communicate in this story, is that defining yourself based on what this world tells you about yourself will only ever leave you empty. Because everything in this world will fail you at some point, your family, friends, spouse, church, teachers and even you will fail you. But the good news is that our creator who exists outside of this world defines us with love. God. Whom by definition is the embodiment of goodness and can therefore never fail us.

Going as far to include a Barrack Obama clip into the mix and heartbreaking television interviews, “Leather Free Seats” is a stark contrast between poetic and melodious.

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