"These songs came together organically while creating in Minneapolis. What started as a session tied to a Travis Scott track opened into a free-flowing jam with local producers, including Psymun. I sat back with Psymun's dog, Synth, listening as a beat took shape, while I turned over melodies and words in my head."
"'Flood' formed first. Justin freestyled the hook in the moment, and I later wrote to the beat. Watching his cathartic process and hearing the emotion move through his voice pushed me to confront parts of my past I hadn't fully faced. The flood became an allegory for staying afloat rather than drowning in grief, shaped in part by memories of experiencing climate-related flooding while living in Cardiff, Wales."
Dua Saleh's second album, Of Earth & Wires, is due May 15 via Ghostly International and was executive produced by Billy Lemos. The record features contributions from Justin Vernon, Ryan Olson, Gaidaa, and aja monet and was developed through collaborative sessions in Minneapolis with local producers including Psymun. Creative moments evolved from a session initially tied to a Travis Scott track into free-flowing jams. The album grapples with contemporaneous events—the war in Sudan, the emergence of AI, and climate-related flooding—while exploring feelings of loneliness, displacement, and questions of home. Two singles, "Flood" and "Glow," feature Vernon.
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