Rising star redveil has shared his new single and music video “brown sugar” featuring St. Louis rapper Smino. The single follows redveil’s surprise release of “square one” from earlier this year and introduces elements of his next creative phase with intricate arrangements and instrumentation.
The song’s accompanying music video, directed by Tyler Shuler, brings this new era’s visual palette to life with its styling, ornate setting, and colour scheme, and closes with the introduction of a shadowy, mysterious figure. “brown sugar” was self-produced by redveil, with additional keys, strings, and synths by Johnny May, choir vocals led by Faith Carey, guitar by Keelan Walters, and additional vocals by Allayna O’Quinn.
Pitchfork deemed redveil “a new rap star to watch” following his 2022 breakout debut, learn 2 swim, which was widely praised by the likes of Vulture, NPR, The FADER and more. In 2023, he released the subsequent playing w/ fire EP on the eve of his 19th birthday, which he followed with his sold-out first headline North American tour and an ascendant performance at 2023’s Camp Flog Gnaw Festival. Now, at 21, redveil is entering the next phase of his career, with more music coming soon.