Lukas Graham - 4 (The Pink Album) [CD]

Warner Records Label

£13.86

Format: CD
ICPN: 0093624892397
Release Date: 20 Jan 2023
Genre: Pop

Tracklisting
1. “Stay Above”
2. “Wish You Were Here (feat. Khalid)”
3. “This Is Me Letting You Go”
4. “Share That Love” (feat. G-Eazy)”
5. “Home Movies” (feat. Mickey Guyton)”
6. “All Of It All”
7. “By The Way”
8. “Lie”
9. “Never Change”
10. “Say Forever”
11. “One By One”

Lukas Graham wears his heart on his sleeve at all times, so it’s entirely fitting that “7 Years,” where he candidly summarizes his life, his losses and his future hopes and dreams, would take the Danish singer—already an acclaimed star in his home country—to the next, stratospheric level. Released at the tail-end of 2015 and lifted from his self-titled global debut, “7 Years” snowballed throughout 2016, racking up over 20 million units in worldwide consumption, hitting number one in 13 different countries, and ultimately garnering three Grammy nominations. But Lukas Graham is far from content with such accolades: He’s restless and ready and wants to be known as an artist that supersedes any smash he may have past or present. With his new full-length, 4 (The Pink Album), the singer looks set to do just that.

Thirty years ago his mother gave birth to Lukas on their couch in Christiania, an impoverished enclave of Copenhagen—a commune established in 1971, famed for its cannabis trade and ultra-liberal ethos. As Lukas tells it, he grew up in a progressive community that to this day lies at odds with the rest of the Danish capital; as a teenager hanging with his friends, strip searches and police brutality were the norm.

It sounds like a bleak opener, but it’s also defiant, his lyrics underpinned with love for his community and bearing the same steely determination he’s always had to make something of himself, except now, thanks to his international success, the goal posts have shifted: “I got a few records to break,” he sings. In truth, as much as “NADTC” sets up a same-as-it-ever-was scenario, the song serves as a critical bridge, because in the past few years Lukas has gone through a personal evolution as immense as his record sales

4 (The Pink Album) is set for release January 20th, 2023