Towards the last week of April 2022, Vocalist Wills Chimano from all boys band Sauti Sol released his long anticipated EP album titled ‘Heavy is The Crown’.
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Chimano declared himself as a gay in December 2021, and his new album provided a slim look into his new ‘same sex’ life.
Here are interesting facts about the ‘Heavy is The Crown’.
- He debuted the 7 track EP alongside ‘Hallelujah- the project’s lead single and music video.
- Chimano explained that Hallelujah, as a pop single with a classic feel that echoes the EP’s concept of self-love and self-acceptance.
- He also revealed that Hallelujah was actually authored by band mate Bien-Aime Baraza,
- The 7 track EP album was inspired by the early 80s and 90s music.
- It is also loaded with previously released singles such as ‘Friday Feeling ‘, ‘Freedom’, ‘Beautiful’, ‘Loser’, ‘Mad Love’ and ‘Stereo’.
- Chimano’s album is referred to as an EP (Extended play record) because it is a half-length album that contains fewer songs as compared to a Long Play or rather a full length album.
- Chimano says the EP was his agenda to challenge toxic masculinity, prejudices and hypocrisy in the society.
- His album was inspired by Sauti Sol’s ‘Alone Together’ project which began three years ago due to COVID-19 pandemic
- ‘Alone-Together’ is basically the new form of Sauti Sol’s life, where they vowed to continue working together
- The name of Chimano’s album was coined to reflect his beliefs and values.