Benjamin Clementine has announced that he will release his third album, ‘And I Have Been’, this autumn. The new record will provide the first half of a story, set be be completed with a second album next year.
“‘And I Have Been’ was conceived during COVID”, he explains. ”Like everyone, I was also confronted with a lot of lessons, complications and epiphanies to do with sharing my path with someone special. ‘Part One’ is just setting the scene, it’s the tip of the iceberg which sets the scene for ‘Part Two’, which goes deeper”.
The first single from the new album is ‘Genesis’, of which he says: “’Genesis’ is a song about the constant denial of my roots. But as always no matter what we do in the new world our old world is buried in our subconscious. I found myself in a love hate relationship with my roots”.
Clementine has also said that ‘And I Have Been’ and its subsequent counterpart may be his final work as a musician, as he moves to explore other areas of creativity - particularly acting, having appeared in Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ last year.
‘And I Have Been’ is set for release on 28 Oct. Watch the video for ‘Genesis’ here: