New York, NY (Top40 Charts) "steadily making a name for himself as an artist with a disregard for genre boundaries" - COMPLEX
"soul-infused trip, combining the heart of Frank Ocean's lyrics with the echoey, psychedelic sound of Tame Impala" - Billboard
"funky...electro-soaked '80s a la Madonna,
Prince and Bowie" - NPR Music
"tightly weaved, layered" - FADER
"whatever Berhana is cooking up is sure to be a goodie" - HotNewHipHop
Today, Berhana releases minimalistic new song "I Been." The downbeat, sparse ode to love is the latest single off his forthcoming debut LP 'HAN' out October 18th via EQT Recordings and features South Korean R&B and Hip Hop singer, Crush. "Tell me what you're feeling," Berhana sings over the consistent, slow drone of electric keys, beckoning the listener to meditate on just how hard it can be to be emotionally direct.
Read more via Okayplayer: https://www.okayplayer.com/music/berhana-i-been-song-listen-han.html
"I Been" follows second single "Lucky Strike," which Billboard calls "a soul-infused trip, combining the heart of Frank Ocean's lyrics with the echoey, psychedelic sound of Tame Impala" and lead single "Health Food," described by Complex as a swirl of "psychedelia, disco, and funk influences." Its accompanying music video calls to mind the likes of
David Lynch and pulls from Berhana's background as a film student at The New School.
Listen/ share "Lucky Strike" here:
Listen/ share "Health Food" here:
HAN - out on October 18th via EQT recordings - is a psychedelic collage of R&B tracks peppered with an electronic flourish. A promising collection of songs from a rising talent that's moved relatively under-the-radar, Berhana's debut is a soulful dance fantasia filled with fast-paced walls of sound and funktronic reflections of desire.
Pre-order link: https://smarturl.it/HANPreOrder
Accompanied by a four-piece band and playing his largest venues to date, Berhana's bi-coastal run of Fall tour dates will kick off November 21st in Dallas. Full tour routing below.
'HAN' tracklisting:
1. HAN
2. Golden
3. *002
4. Drnuk
5. I Been
6. *003
7. Lucky Strike
8. *004
9. Health Food
10. G2g
11. California
12. Flasbhack
13. *005
14. I Wasn't Told
U.S. Fall Tour Dates:
Thursday, November 21 — House of Blues | Cambridge Room — Dallas,TX
Friday, November 22 — Parish — Austin, TX
Saturday, November 23 — House of Blues | Bronze Peacock Room — Houston, TX
Wednesday, November 27 — Terminal West — Atlanta, Georgia
Saturday, November 30 — U Street
Music Hall — Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, December 3 — Elsewhere — Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, December 5 — Reggies Rock Club — Chicago, IL
Friday, December 6 —
Velvet Underground — Toronto, ON
Tuesday, December 10 — Great American
Music Hall — San Francisco, CA
Wednesday, December 11 — El Rey Theatre — Los Angeles, CA
More on Berhana:
Berhana has been making waves since dropping his self-titled debut EP in 2016. The Atlanta-born musician has received endorsements for "breezy, soulful" (HYPEBEAST) and smartly-written songs that have gotten the attention of the likes of
Janet Hubert and Donald Glover. His song "Grey Luh" was featured on Glover's show Atlanta. berhana has played Pitchfork Festival, with his unique live blend of funkadelia garnering comparisons to Miguel, Frank Ocean, Tame Impala, and Anderson Paak. Set to make a huge splash for R&B and funk fans alike, berhana has truly proven himself "one to watch" (Variance).
