Slayr, the Philadelphia rapper who’s been making a name for himself in the underground hip-hop scene, is gearing up to release a new EP this Friday. It’s called Avant Nova, perhaps in connection to another project he’s been teasing titled Fabula Nova. The EP’s opening track, “Promise,” features production from Underscores. Check out the cover art and tracklist below.
Avant Nova comes out the same day as new records by Slayr’s rage-rap predecessor Ken Carson and trap superior Future. The 19-year-old rapper spent the past few months leveling up his own game, though, with performances at Rolling Loud Orlando and Summer Smash, and plans to kick off his first North American headlining tour this August. Scroll down to see all of Slayr’s upcoming shows.
Slayr dropped his seventh mixtape, Half Blood, this past November. It was re-released in March as the expanded edition BloodLuxe, boasting 10 new songs. For those tracks, Slayr roped in a number of producers including Prettifun, 808toofly, Jackwya, M8I, Waera, Doxxmade, Kay Boba, and Marek.
Read Mano Sundaresan’s review of Half Blood (BloodLuxe).
Avant Nova:01 Promise02 Switch My Swag [ft. Prettifun]03 Nova04 I Got Taste05 Anxiety Does Suck Sometimes06 Raise My Voice
Slayr:07-10 Warsaw, Poland – Lotnisku Bemowo07-30 Seattle, WA – Showbox08-01 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom08-03 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory OC08-04 San Diego, CA – House of Blues08-06 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco08-07 Phoenix, AZ – The Nile08-10 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall08-13 San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre08-15 Dallas, TX – The Echo08-16 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues08-18 Miami, FL – Midline Miami08-20 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade08-22 London, England – O2 Forum Kentish Town08-27 Boston, MA – Royale08-28 New York, NY – Irving Plaza08-30 Richmond, VA – The National08-31 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore09-01 Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl09-03 New York, NY – Irving Plaza09-05 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall09-06 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s09-08 Montreal, Quebec – Théâtre Beanfield09-09 Toronto, Ontario – The Concert Hall09-12 Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre09-15 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave Bar
Source:
pitchfork.com