Mykki Blanco Stay Close To Music, Stay Close To God

Rapper, performance artist, poet and activist Mykki Blanco has announced their follow up album to 2016 “Mykki”. It has only been said to be released during 2019

Mykki Blanco began as a teenage girl character for a YouTube video in 2010, but evolved into a musical and performance art piece. Blanco's name is inspired by Lil' Kim's alter ego Kimmy Blanco. Their influences include Lil' Kim, GG Allin, Jean Cocteau, Kathleen Hanna, Lauryn Hill, Rihanna, Marilyn Manson and Anaïs Nin. He is also inspired by the riot grrrl movement and queercore, namely the director Bruce LaBruce and the drag queen Vaginal Davis.

"The album is super done! The campaign starts in the fall, and the album will be out in the spring. We’re going to start dropping music videos in October. It’s called Stay Close to Music, Stay Close to God. I got to work with some of my idols on this album: I have a hip-hop song with Devendra Banhart, and I was able to create a rap track with ANOHNI. I worked with Jónsi from Sigur Rós, who co-produced and sings on a track. I worked with young artists like MNEK, Kelsey Lu and Diana Gordon. This is going to be the biggest record I have ever put out."

01 Carry On feat. Jónsi (produced by FaltyDL + Jónsi)

02 You Will Find It feat. Devendra Banhart (produced by FaltyDL)

03 French Lessons feat. ANOHNI and Kelsey Lu (produced by FaltyDL)