LA-based multifaceted artist and producer, Felly has released his new single, “me and my gang” today. Taken from his upcoming self-written, played and produced album Bad Radio, out December 9th, the track finds Felly incorporating a hip-hop beat to an otherwise acoustic arrangement, pulling in elements of what he’s been known for thus far. Listen to the song now below.
Of “me and my gang”, Felly said, “I was spending a lot of time with my old friend Dwayne and he has an energy that is pure and positive. We spent weeks in LA going out to eat, spending money, laughing, talking about ideas. We wrote this song when we came home one night. The song almost has a country vibe to it. It just made us laugh. Anything that makes you laugh, as my brother Sol says, ‘is good.'”
For Felly, every new album is a chance to hit the reset button, and Bad Radio is no exception. Where his previous album Young Fel 2 chronicled Felly’s growing curiosity about spirituality and his journey getting signed, Bad Radio is a return to the essentials and showcases a different side to the artist who has made a name for himself in the hip-hop space. “I wanted to move away from the more ‘banger’ type records that everyone usually gasses me up on,” Felly shares. “I wanted to make something that sounds like what I listen to.”
“This album is a journey of a man leaving the comfort of a relationship and going out on his own into solitude – into the cold of the world,” Felly shares. “It also has all had winter themes behind it. Each song is winter in the sense that it’s a dying of some sort. I grew up in Connecticut and the winters played a big role in who I am and what I like.”
Felly is a multifaceted musician, having worked with the likes of Carlos Santana on his song “Heartstrings,” as well as having participated in works with Ari Lennox, Monte Booker, Oliver Malcolm, Foushee, Jack Harlow, Kota The Friend, and more. He’s focused on creating timeless music, finding inspiration in the likes of Bob Marley, Rage Against the Machine, Rick Rubin, Bon Iver, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.