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Please Have A Seat

by NNAMDÏ

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1.
Ready To Run 01:55
2.
Armoire 02:18
3.
Dibs 01:59
4.
Touchdown 02:09
5.
Grounded 01:56
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I don’t really wanna be famous I just want a million blue faces I just want a million new fans and plays Then I wanna ride that massive wave Blowin' all the money on diamonds Mansions Pateks and private planes Showing off flying to islands buying em Run the red carpet and rise to fame I don’t really wanna be popular Walk around the city they stop and look I don’t really like to be ogled at I just wanna hang with models stat Superstar like Miley Cyrus I been on my dope shit Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Member back in Edgewood we was eating with the roaches Now they caught me flying I ain’t going back to coach I don’t really wanna be famous though I just called my agent up They said that my price went up I said nah that’s not enough Know that you can see me Always dropping freebies They still call me greedy though We got bills that’s adding up Tryna get my status up I don’t really wanna be famous (nah) I just want a million blue faces (Smurf) I just want a million new fans and plays Then I wanna ride that massive wave Blowin' all the money on diamonds Mansions Pateks and private planes Ran through all my paychecks quick Brand new car I race that bitch I don’t really wanna be famous I just wanna be on your playlists Used to say that I was too weird and shit Now they wanna take me serious I might need a couple of Grammys now I don’t give a damn about awards and plaques I just wanna make my family proud I just wanna stack up all the bands and racks I don’t really wanna be famous though I just want the money it came with (gimme) I don’t really wanna be popular See me on the tv like “Him? Again?” Paparazzi poppin up to stare they barely catch up And the rare designer wear to match The Hampton Hills a house with chandeliers Celebrities surrounding me everywhere I don’t really wanna be famous (nah) I just want a million blue faces (Smurf) I just want a million new fans and plays Then I wanna ride that massive wave Blowin' all the money on diamonds Mansions Pateks and private planes Showing off flying to islands buying em Run the red carpet and rise to fame I don’t really wanna be famous I just want a million blue faces (Smurf) I just want a million new fans and plays Then I wanna ride that massive wave Blowin' all the money on diamonds Mansions Pateks and private planes Ran through all my paychecks quick Brand new car I race that (Skkrt)
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Anti 03:07
9.
Dedication 03:41
10.
Smart Ass 03:06
11.
Benched 03:27
12.
Careful 02:57
13.
Lifted 03:54
14.
Some Days 05:14

about

NNAMDÏ has never been able to stay in one place. The Chicago multi-instrumentalist and songwriter set a blistering pace in 2020 with his critically acclaimed genre-fusing LP Brat, a punk EP Black Plight, and Krazy Karl, a full-length tribute to Looney Tunes composer Carl Stalling. Add in his role as co-owner of label Sooper Records, as well as recent tours with Wilco, Sleater-Kinney, and black midi, and it’s an overwhelming schedule. However, his latest album, Please Have A Seat, is the result of a much-needed pause.

“I realized I never take time to just sit and take in where I’m at,” says NNAMDÏ. “It’s just nice to not be on ‘Go, Go, Go!’ mode, and reevaluate where I wanted to go musically.” This period of reflection allowed him to take stock of his life and his relationships. “I wanted to be present,” he says. “Each song came from a moment of clarity.” Please Have A Seat serves as an invitation to listen. It’s a request to sit down, be present, and take in a moment. With this quiet introspection, NNAMDÏ found inspiration in silence and nuance.

While making the record, he decided to stretch the limits of his pop songwriting: every track had to be hummable. Though he’s written earworms throughout his career from playing in bands in Chicago’s DIY community or releasing goofy raps as Nnamdi's Sooper Dooper Secret Side Project, here, his shapeshifting hooks are undeniable. Each of the album’s fourteen songs, which NNAMDÏ wrote, produced, and performed entirely himself, are relentlessly replayable, careening into unexpected and disorienting places. With NNAMDÏ’s singular vision, Please Have A Seat is yet another leap from Chicago’s hardest working musician. By taking a minute to sit down and catch his breath, he reemerged with the most ambitious, accessible, and nuanced work of his career.

credits

released October 7, 2022

Everything by NNAMDÏ
Recorded using every single piece of Steve Marek's gear
Mixed by Brok Mende at Friends of Friends Recording in Chicago, IL
Mastered by Doug McBride at Gravity Studios in Chicago, IL
Additional Vocals on "Dedication" by Stephan Jurgovan
Background Vocals on "Dedication" by Kaina Castillo, Brok Mende & Sen Morimoto
"Sooper Elite Furniture" Commercials featuring Kenechi Ogbonnaya and Slyfly McCartneyAll songs written by NNAMDÏ (Secretly Publishing)

C&P: 2022 Secretly Canadian / Sooper Records

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