Che Lingo drops soul-baring single ‘Out The Blue’ and announces new album

In anticipation of his follow-up record, Lingo has released ‘Out The Blue’; a sombre track to help “break out of the cycle of pressures, inherited and personal, that he and so many suffer from”.

Speaking of what inspired the song, Lingo talked of “Times where I felt like I was drowning, fighting things, emotionally and mentally I couldn’t even see and repeating that cycle…This is a story about times like that and how I sung and rapped my way through it. You’re not alone. Trust me.”

Director Reece Selvadorai described the “special” experience of working on the video.

“Giving Che the motion to express his feelings through underwater movement,” said Selvadorai. “We wanted to depict the struggle physically while we allow the audio to connect with the visuals giving the viewers an insight into Che Lingo”.

This follow’s Lingo’s previously released single ‘My Radio’, which features rock royalty Queen and amassed a million streams in two weeks.

‘Coming Up For Air’ will be released on April 6 on Idris Elba’s 7Wallace label. Check out the tracklist below

‘Intro’

‘Jaded’

‘Out The Blue’

‘Consumeriddm’

‘Lowkey’

‘Fighting Giants’

‘Heart Race’ feat. WIINSTON

‘Very Couture feat’. Kojey Radical

‘Private Dinners’ feat. Jordan Mackampa

‘My Radio’ feat. Queen, Roger Taylor

Che Lingo will also be heading out on a UK and European headline tour. Check out dates below and get tickets here.

APRIL
12 – Melkweg Upstairs – Amsterdam, Netherlands
14 – Helios37 – Cologne, Germany
15 – La Boule Noire – Paris, France
16 – Botanique – Brussels, Belgium
19 – 19th Apr: Poetry Club SWG3 – Glasgow, UK
20 – YES – Manchester, UK
21 – Academy 3 – Birmingham, UK
23 – Lafayette – London, UK
25 – Green Door Store – Brighton, UK
26 – Louisiana – Bristol, UK
27 – Hyde Park Book Club – Leeds, UK
29 – Workman’s – Dublin, Ireland

MAY
14 – Kuudes Linja – Helsinki, Finland
16 – Hus 7 – Stockholm, Sweden
20 – Lille Vega – Copenhagen, Denmark
21 – Voxhall – Aarhus, Denmark
23 – Privat Club – Berlin, Germany

Previously, NME spoke to Che Lingo with his label boss Idris Elba about how meeting Idris Elba made Che “starstruck”. The rapper also opened up about his his politically-charged label debut ‘My Block’, that reminds people that “you can be the king or the queen” in any situation you choose.

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Speaking about the new single and collaboration, Lingo said: “Creating and passing the torch is so important to the life of an artist and their legacy. The respect and love Roger showed me, knowing we took this track with Freddie Mercury’s (respective, original) vocal to another place in the hip-hop spectrum to create ‘My Radio,’ is a testament to how righteous it can be to work with artists from different generations.”

Check out the video for ‘My Radio’ below:

Taylor isn’t the only famous face Lingo has rubbed shoulders with – the rapper was filmed in conversation with label boss Idris Elba for NME’s Friends Like These series back in 2020. You can check out their conversation below.

In addition, Lingo has also announced his debut UK and Europe headline tour for April and May. Tickets will go on sale tomorrow (January 20) – you can buy yours here.

Che Lingo will play the following dates:

APRIL
12 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Melkweg Upstairs
14 – Cologne, Germany, Helios37
15 – Paris, France, La Boule Noir
16 – Brussels, Belgium, Botanique
19 – Glasgow, UK, Poetry Club SWG3
20 – Manchester, UK, YES
21 – Birmingham, UK, O2 Academy3
23 – London, UK, Lafayette
25 – Brighton, UK, Green Door Store
26 – Bristol, UK, Lousiana
27 – Leeds, UK, Hyde Park Book Club
29 – Dublin, Ireland, Workman’s

MAY
14 – Helsinki, Finland, Kuudes Linja
16 – Stockholm, Sweden, Hus 7
20 – Copenhagen, Denmark, Lille Vega
21- Aarhus, Denmark, Voxhall
23 – Berlin, Germany, Privat Club

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Last month (April 3), Che Lingo teamed up with Ghetts for his new single ‘Black Ones’.

The song will feature on Che’s upcoming debut album ‘The Worst Generation’, which is set for release in the autumn on Idris Elba‘s label 7Wallace.

“’Black Ones’ is a day to day, cautionary tale of the hood for those who don’t want to be a part of it anymore having seen the destructive sides and want out now that they’re older and more wise,” Che explained about the track.

“The aim is always to get out of the hood by any means necessary because it can be such a hostile environment,” Che continued. “This is me explaining what I see and what obstacles growing up without much means can do to your life if it gets hard enough. Regardless of your colour or background.”

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