4 time Grammy-nominated artists Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 have just released
their new song “Stand Well Well” on streaming platforms September 10.
It is a scorching Afrobeat track inspired by English author Aldous Huxley’s 1932 dystopian novel Brave New World, which is set in a futuristic world where citizens are arranged into social hierarchy challenged by the protagonist.
“I wanted to throw a jab at what society looks like to me,” Seun explains. “Everything in the world today looks the same.
Everybody likes the same stuff and does the same things. It reminds me of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. A lot of people talk about George Orwell's 1984 as a prediction of our times, but I don’t think he was as accurate.
He was far from accurate, but Brave New World was accurate because I see it in my everyday life.”
“Stand Well Well” is the third and final single from the band’s upcoming album Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head), which will be available via Milan-based label Record Kicks October 4.
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