Shamir announces debut album, ‘Ratchet’

Shamir Bailey has announced plans to release his debut album, ‘Ratchet’, on 18th May via XL Recordings.

The Las Vegas-born newcomer shared the artwork (below) for his ten-track release. He also posted art containing the following statement:

“Shamir / Ratchet / I am not fine art / I am the doodle in your copybook / Simple but never posed / Thoughtful but without intention / Vegas is the desert / which makes / Ratchet / Something of a mirage / A heat shimmer glorious / But also a little bit lost / If this is the city of sin are we already in hell? / Music is not sacred / Music is for everybody / Genre is a tool not a boundary / It doesn’t matter what you sound like / You just have to be you.”

Speaking to DIY at the start of the year, Shamir told us what to expect “a homage to all the music that I listen to.”

“I made a checklist of all the types of music and genres that I wanted to cover in the album - and I ticked it off. There’s country, dance, R&B, there’s pop. Everything for everyone,” he said.

Tracklist:

Vegas
Make A Scene
On The Regular
Call If Off
Hot Mess
Demon
In For The Kill
Youth
Darker
Head In The Clouds