2022-10-28
Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)
Fred again..
By Maeve C.
Most titles on Actual Life 3 are named after collaborators, and two brief pieces dated “January 1st 2022” and “September 9th 2022” bookend the album. Fred again.. built many of the songs around other people’s voices, sampling Delilah Montagu, 070 Shake, Wet and the Clara Ward Singers among others.
The record completed a trilogy that began with Actual Life in 2020, and much of it was written while travelling. “Danielle (Smile On My Face)” arrived as the first single in September 2022. The album reached number four in the UK and was shortlisted for the 2023 Mercury Prize.
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Rights-holder metadata (An Atlantic Records UK release, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK): October 28, 2022. Notes: completes the trilogy begun with Actual Life (2020); written largely while travelling; tracks named after collaborators or ideas.Corroborates release 28 October 2022 through Atlantic; samples of Delilah Montagu, 070 Shake, Wet, Clara Ward Singers; 'Danielle (Smile on My Face)' first single 14 September 2022; UK No. 4; 2023 Mercury Prize shortlist.