Conor Albert signs to Ninja Tune (North America) and Young Poet (RoW)

11 August 2021 - Press release

Conor Albert releases his new single "Keep Your Faith", the second track from upcoming project 'Collage 2’, and announces his signing to Ninja Tune (North America) and Young Poet (ROW).

The new single follows Conor's momentous sold-out headline show at London's Jazz Cafe in June, previous single "Moonlight" (ft. Mac Ayers) which The Line Of Best Fit described as "an unmissable track for summer 2021"; catching the attention of Questlove, Jacob Collier, Justin Bieber and Zane Lowe along the way.

"Keep Your Faith", co-written with Carmody and featuring backing vocals from Matilda Mann, stands as the first Conor Albert track to be led by his own vocals. A soulful alt-pop cut uniting groove-laden guitars, shimmering synths and a shuffling jazzy percussive backing, the track finds Conor reminiscing about a previous relationship that went awry: 'Is there some hurt that I could undo? / Or a line I could have sung? / To make you feel like you belong?'

Of the new single, Conor said: "The song is about the latter stages of my last relationship. My ex felt that I basically didn't love her anymore and this is a song I wrote to try and express the ways that I still did and how we should hold on to the relationship. We did end up splitting in the end which makes the song bittersweet but I'm glad I have that moment of my life crystallised to look back on. This is the most personal, exposing song I have ever released."

Described by Conor as, "a spiritual successor to an older tune of mine called 'Tell Me'", "Keep Your Faith" showcases Conor not only as a hugely accomplished producer and musician but as a gifted singer, too.

Commenting on how the song came together, Conor went on to say: "I wrote the initial chorus idea late last year and that was how it was left for quite a while until I got Carmody to help me out with the verses. With anyone else I think I would have been quite shy to work on such a personal song, but I've known Carmody for years, so it was a very comfortable experience. Sometimes I have this ego driven idea where I'm like "I should write, produce, play, arrange everything on this song just to test myself", but with this project I've found it so beneficial to enlist help from some of my friends. Aside from it just making the whole process quicker, it also gives the songs a new perspective that I never would have seen on my own. Carmody has such a way with lyrics and so working with her was so easy, we wrote the rest of the song in a few hours together."

It's been a whirlwind 6 months for Conor Albert. As a result of his ingenious beat videos, his social channels have seen a huge increase in followers, collaborating with acts including Priya Ragu, Disclosure, Tom Misch, Zak Abel, and Maya Delilah in the process.

His next project 'Collage 2' is a continuation of the work that began with debut EP 'Collage 1' but presents a confident and hugely exciting step up. Speaking on what fans should expect this year, Conor added: "The next 6 months are gonna be filled with loads of new music with a greater focus on collaboration, even more than on Collage 1. I'm enlisting the help of all the new friends I've made over the last year to make the best possible project I can. I'm super excited."

Conor Albert's new project 'Collage 2' will slowly unfold as the year progresses, with more collaborations to be announced soon. New single "Keep Your Faith" is out now via Young Poet / Ninja Tune.
 

ABOUT CONOR ALBERT

21 year-old Conor Albert is a South London based artist, songwriter and producer. A self-taught multi-instrumentalist he started making beats at the age of 8, finding an audience for his early demos on SoundCloud. It was listening to FKJ and Jordan Rakei whilst learning piano in his teens that encouraged him to make soulful, jazz influenced music.

Conor demonstrated his musicianship and production across his 2020 debut ‘Collage 1’, including singles with Marie Dahlstrom and Carmody. A frequent collaborator, he established a creative partnership with rising talent Alice Auer on joint project ‘Smile’. Now with over 6 million accumulative streams across the two EPs, the music has been championed by BBC Radio 1 (Jack Saunders' Future Artists, Sian Elery’s Chillest Show), BBC Radio 2 (Jamie Cullum), as well as key tastemaker press including The Independent, The Line Of Best Fit, Notion, Clash Magazine, EARMILK, New Wave Magazine, Guitar World, Vogue Paris and more.

Conor’s playing and beatmaking, showcased via his series of compelling loop videos has earned him more than 200K followers across all platforms, and seen him connect with fellow musicians Tom Misch, Disclosure and Mac Ayres.

New project 'Collage 2' due in the not too distant future, with more exciting collaborators yet to be announced, the next 12 months look set to be an extremely exciting time for Conor Albert.