This was one of the first tracks I wrote, dating back to around September 2017, and was themed around the story of, you guessed it, Icarus.
There’s this feeling throughout the track that the ease of the A section isn’t going to last forever, and the whole track plays with a tension that eventually ends in Icarus’ demise as he (famously) plummets into the sun. The last-minute or so kind of documents his plummet, the period of time in which he knows he’s doomed, and can do nothing but wait for the sun to eat him up. A cautionary tale for the ages!
- Munashe Caleb Manyumbu
from
Advent Calendar 2020 - in aid of You Make It and Project Protect,
released December 26, 2020
One new, unreleased track every day of the Advent, donated by some of our favourite artists.
This year we’ve chosen to split profits from the release between two charities, both of whom are doing important work within their respective fields.
The first charity is London-based organisation You Make It, a creative programme that offers young women access to tools, networks and experiences — group learning, 1-1 mentoring, work experience, start-up support and 1-1 pastoral support — giving them the confidence to transform their lives through personal empowerment.
The second is Nigeria-based initiative Project Protect, a subdivision of Burna Boy’s charitable NGO The Reach, launched to help provide financial, medical and legal resources for EndSars protestors during and after the protests.