Moonchild Sanelly has announced details of her new studio album Full Moon, set for release on 10th January 2025 via Transgressive Records. The announcement comes with the release of Do My Dance, the fourth single to be taken from the album.
A 2025 headline tour of the UK and Ireland kicking off in Manchester on 18th March, has also been announced with dates in Dublin, Leeds, Glasgow, Birmingham and Bristol, before a return to London for what promises to be an unforgettable night at Heaven on 26th March.
Full Moon is the third studio album from the self-described musical shapeshifter. Recorded in Malawi, the UK and Sweden, and produced by Johan Hugo (Self Esteem, MIA, Kano), it is a collection of 12 tracks showcasing Sanelly’s unique sonic fingerprint, joyous attitude, distinctive vocals and genre-bending hit-making prowess.
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Full Moon’s club-ready beats oscillate between electronic, afro-punk, edgy-pop, kwaito, and hip-hop sensibilities, with new single Do My Dance the latest in a run of brand new song releases from the trailblazing South African ghetto-funk superstar, further revealing the breadth, scope and ambition of the album. High octane and anthemic, Do My Dance bounces across styles and tempos, with rapid-fire verses underpinned by a Happy hardcore beat, bursting into a bright, bold singalong chorus.
The video for Do My Dance, directed by Nate Thomas, was filmed in Johannesburg and features the artist in all her glorious aesthetic, crowned by her signature teal-coloured Moon Mop.
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Moonchild said – “I called this record FULL MOON to convey a really clear sense that I got from living and writing these experiences. Phases showcased all my sides, the different phases of the moon, and this one is all those parts of me being in unison with each other. When the moon is in phases, it shows parts of itself at a time. Full Moon is me, lit up in my entirety. The arrival of my whole self. It’s the arrival.”
She added – “FULL MOON is a culmination of everything that I needed to experience to get to this point, every emotion I had to feel, everything I went through… This project has it all, from beginning to end. The fights, the sadness, the getting back up, the letting go, the forgiveness, the acceptance. There’s a sense of mental and spiritual togetherness that comes with forgiveness and it makes you whole. So here I am, a FULL Moon.”
Moonchild kicked off her return in May with the release of her first single and “audacious anthem” [CLASH] Scrambled Eggs, with two further singles Sweet & Savage – which premiered with an exclusive show for COLORSxSTUDIOS – and the “infectiously tongue-in-cheek hit’ [DIY] Big Booty lighting up the crowds at festivals across Europe, including ten shows at Glastonbury alone. Album track Gwara Gwara has been included on the EA Sports FC25 Soundtrack.
This summer also saw the release of Big Man, a collaboration with the acclaimed artist Self Esteem which was hailed a Song of the Summer 2024 by The Guardian, a track which saw the “alt-pop future superstars” team up for “a big, buoyant, ball-buster…”; as well as Mad (ft. Moonchild Sanelly) which saw her join creative forces with Steve Aoki, and most recently Streets Is Calling with Ezra Collective and M.anifest.
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