no sleep in LA

"no sleep in LA" is blackwave.'s second full-length album and follow-up to 2019's successful "ARE WE STILL DREAMING?".
Demonstrating a new-found musical maturity, blackwave. (comprised of rapper Jean-Valéry Atohoun and singer-producer Willem Ardui) have enriched their genre-transcending sound with in-depth instrumentation, thoughtful lyrics and layered production. Masterfully blending soul, jazz, funk, and hip-hop elements with a nostalgic, open-minded approach, "no sleep in LA" is about the highs and lows of the past years, the insights the band has gained, the difficulties and the beautiful moments. Doubt and uncertainty, depression, grief and loss, dreams and ambitions, nostalgia, love and desire, no stone is left unturned.