IDMAN – Still

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Rising Somali-Canadian R&B musician IDMAN returns with their first new music of the year.

‘Still’ is taken from the artist’s forthcoming ‘Risk’ EP (pre-save here), and is inspired by the emotions associated with heartbreak.

“‘Still’ is the song I think would hook me if I wasn’t me. I think of it as my undignified heartbreak song because with it I decided to put down my toxic, ‘too cool to care’ facade and opted to sit in the genuine pain of what I was still very much moving through in a real and deep way… no matter who’s looking.”

It’s been a busy few months for the emerging talent, who has just completed a US tour alongside iconic Zambian artist Sampa the Great.

Tastemaker support for IDMAN continues from outlets as noted as Fader and V magazines.

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New Music: IDMAN

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Introducing singer, songwriter and artist IDMAN. With a refreshingly original approach to music-making, this multi-talented creative is inspired to write songs that address current social issues, while also empowering listeners to live their authentic lives.

Captivating new single ‘Look At What I’m Doing To You’ touches on IDMAN’s heritage, and provides commentary on the state of cultural appropriation.

“‘Look At What I’m Doing To You’ was the first song I ever recorded. This was the song that got me through so many doors and opened a lot up for me in my career. It speaks to an exclusive experience for those who know what I’m saying and have felt what I’m saying. If culture were a person, what would she say?… Look at what we’ve done to you, we are everything you do. Every part of everything you think is yours is us. In its conceptualisation and at the very base of every atom, we are you, and you wish.”

The track follows on from IDMAN’s critically acclaimed single ‘Good Life’, which picked up praise from the likes of Complex and Sidedoor.

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