Skepta时隔七年推出个人专辑《刀叉》：11月6日发行，伦敦首演当晚开唱
英国 grime 代表人物 Skepta 将于11月6日通过自家厂牌 Big Smoke Records 与 Epic 发行全新个人专辑《刀叉》（The Fork and Knife），这是他自2019年《无知是福》以来时隔七年的首张个人专辑，共收录15首曲目。
专辑名源自 Skepta 母亲讲述的家族故事：祖父辈曾立志「全家总有一天要用刀叉吃饭」，象征着这个尼日利亚移民家庭在英国打拼、追求体面生活的历程。音乐上，新专辑跳出 grime 的既有框架，融入 garage、jungle 与电子元素，探讨双重文化身份。
先行单曲包括9月18日与 Chase & Status、Suggs 合作的《无辜的微笑》和10月23日的《潘多拉魔盒》。11月1日，Skepta 登上 BBC《后来……与朱尔斯·霍兰德》节目现场演唱了这两首歌。发行当晚他将在伦敦 The Cause 举行亲密规模演出，之后12月1日巴黎、12月2日布鲁塞尔、12月4日阿姆斯特丹连演三站欧洲小型巡演。
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Skepta Returns with The Fork and Knife on November 6, First Solo Album in Seven Years
British grime pioneer Skepta releases his new solo album The Fork and Knife on November 6 through his Big Smoke Records imprint and Epic — his first solo album in seven years, following 2019's Ignorance Is Bliss. The 15-track set takes its title from a family story his mother told about his grandfather: the determination that the family would one day be able to eat with a fork and knife, a symbol of a Nigerian immigrant family's climb in Britain.
Musically the record reaches beyond grime into garage, jungle and electronic territory while exploring dual cultural identity. Singles so far are "Innocent Smile," released September 18 with Chase & Status and Suggs, and "Pandora's Box" on October 23, both performed on BBC's Later… with Jools Holland on November 1.
Skepta plays an intimate release-night show at The Cause in London on November 6, followed by small European dates in Paris on December 1, Brussels on December 2 and Amsterdam on December 4.
(Source: Epic Records)
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