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umbrellar

from ROSETTA by Dua Saleh

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  • Limited Edition 12" Vinyl Record + Lyric Booklet
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Dua Saleh returns with a new EP titled ROSETTA, a name inspired by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a pioneering black artist who became known as the Godmother of rock and roll. Like Dua, Sister Rosetta Tharpe wasn’t afraid of violating taboos or religious dogma. Tharpe wowed both churches and juke joints with distorted guitar stylings and a flamboyant stage presence. And though she was married several times, she was known to have had romantic relationships with women. Dua draws a parallel to Tharpe with their own biography of growing up queer in a strict Muslim household. They channel Tharpe’s self-assured swagger as they fearlessly recount intimate encounters.

    The production on ROSETTA is high voltage and nuanced, helmed by executive producer, Psymun, with assistance from Sir Dylan and Andrew Broder. Songs like "smut" and "hellbound" are built on top of hypnotic vocals that crisscross with synths and guitars over drums that quake. With an economy of language that reflects their background as a poet, Dua patches together lucid memories of blunt ashes and boots caked with dirt. Flashbacks of intimate scars are transposed with epic imagery and a regal disposition descending into the underworld. ROSETTA is both sanctified and sacrilegious; holy and godless; angelic and demonic. Sounds like Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Sounds like Dua Saleh.

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    T-Shirt/Apparel + Digital Album

    "DO IT LIKE DUA" typographic on front + scorpion illustration on backside. Screen printed on Black, Bella Canvas 3001 T-shirt, 100% Airlume combed, and ring-spun cotton. Unisex sizing.

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  • Limited Cassette
    Cassette + Digital Album

    Clear with black liner cassette and A/B markings. Clear case. Inside J-card includes more photos + credits.

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    T-Shirt/Apparel + Digital Album

    "ROSETTA" portrait illustration on front + credits on the backside. Screen printed on Heather Black, Bella Canvas 3001 T-shirt, 100% Airlume combed, and ring-spun cotton. Unisex sizing.

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Stream: duasaleh.lnk.to/umbrellar

"umbrellar" is the first single from the forthcoming ROSETTA EP by Dua Saleh.

lyrics

Broken my umbrellar in the storm (oh)
Baby said she likes to keep me warm (oh oh)
Diamonds was embedded on her horn (beep beep)
Driving through the tunnels in the morn (wake up)
Her father owns a factory making corn (chomp chomp)
Told me that she wasn't natural born (what?)
Stolen off a planet I was torn (hmm)
Chamomile’s a luxury adorned (ahh)

Last pint from that last night
I don’t know if that was real
And I swear I’m superstitious
Bout her sex appeal

Last blunt from that last night
I don’t know if that was real
When she brought her wand out
I knew I had lost our deal

I really gutted out her womb
A fickle fight an icky croon
Her breath condensed into a flume
and pulls her eyes into a tomb
Fuck her whip she rode a broom
Casts a spell onto the moon
All this worth that she exhume
All this worth that she exhume

Last pint from that last night
I don’t know if that was real
And she knows I’m superstitious
Bout her sex appeal

Last pint from that last night
I don’t know if that was real
And I swear I’m superstitious
Bout her sex appeal

Last blunt from that last night
I don’t know if that was real
When she brought her wand out
I knew I had lost our deal

credits

from ROSETTA, track released April 17, 2020
Written & Performed by Dua Saleh
Produced by Psymun & Andrew Broder
Mixed & Mastered by Alec Ness

℗ 2019 AGAINST GIANTS® LLC

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Dua Saleh Saint Paul, Minnesota

Dua Saleh made a lasting first impression in 2019 with their debut Nūr EP, receiving critical acclaim from Pitchfork, The FADER, COLORS, and more. Born in Sudan and raised in the Midwest, Dua is queer, gender nonconforming, and is addressed with they/them pronouns. Dua invites listeners into an undefined space through full-sensory lyricism and the singularity of their distinct voice. ... more

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