Nigerian artists Obongjayar and Sarz have come together for a new four-track EP called Sweetness. The musicians also shared the music video for “Gone Girl” from the EP. Directed by the French duo Julia et Vincent. Check out Gone Girl and listen to Sweetness below.
In a press release, Obongjayar said, “The EP looks at the early stages of a relationship, taking away the ego – the vulnerability, the doubt and the fear of finding out where you stand, and the sweetness and excitement.”
Adds producer Sarz, “I’ve never done a project like this before. I would describe the EP as genre bending – it combines synthwave, 80s music, afrobeats and pop. Different elements were mixed together to create sweetness. “
Sarz produced Wizkid and Drake’s “Come Closer” and worked with Nao (“Antidote”), Mr Eazi and DJ Snake, among others. Obongjayar published the What Way Is Forward? EP last year.
Read Pitchfork’s Rising interview, “Meet Obongjayar, Who Makes Otherworldly Spirituals For The Modern Soul”.
