Speech Debelle - Freedom Of Speech
(CD/LP/Digital) Big Dada Recordings BD193, 2012-02-06
Two years since winning the 2009 Mercury Music Prize for her debut album,
Speech Therapy, and having ridden a rollercoaster through life since then,
Speech Debelle is ready to drop her second collection of music. Entitled
Freedom of Speech, the album sees Speech turning from introspection to stand up, face and engage with the world around her, spitting confident themes of revolution and love. A first taste of the album came in the aftermath of this summer's riots, when Speech reacted immediately, leaking the track
Blaze Up A Fire, (also featuring
Roots ManuvaRealism), a track about political revolution written months before. Now the build-up begins to the release of
Freedom of Speech in early February 2012 with the free download of the track
Studio Backpack Rap. From political to musical revolution, Speech describes the track as being "all about virtual instrumentation and an ode to
KwesSpeech Therapy, while showcasing just one aspect of her remarkable new album.
