MAVI is going to send you to outer space with his new single "drunk prayer". This is the Charlotte, North Carolina native's first solo release of 2024, and the lead single for his third album. According to Stereogum, there is good chance that this record deals with a lot of heavy topics. The talented multi-hyphenate revealed that he was disappointed in how his sophomore record, Laughing so Hard, it Hurts, played out. So much so, that MAVI sent himself in a spiral.
"I didn’t really know how to get back into making stuff into the way I like. I felt really hopeless about it... getting really drunk, dealt with love and heartbreak, having to be there for my family", MAVI said. Overall, it sounds like it was a really difficult time for him. However, it seems that he is back to making art that he enjoys. Furthermore, this most likely means we are going to get the very best out of him when Shadow Box drops on August 9. As for this new single, MAVI is delivering a dark tale about said alcohol, death, and other grim imagery. Additionally, the production is absolutely transcendent. Credit here goes to Angelo Leroi for putting together so many compelling layers.
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Listen To "Drunk Prayer" By MAVI
Quotable Lyrics:
I thought I made it out the sea but I was dreaming
Ursa major was the ladle come and scoop me
My heart was banging out the cage they caught us speeding
We hid the babies in the framing of the hooptie
I was hugged and I was cuddled I was smuggled
Across the puddle thought my destiny was struggle
