Contour, the Charleston, South Carolina, artist behind the standout 2022 album Onwards!, has announced his first album for Mexican Summer. The new release, Take Off From Mercy, is out on November 1. Below, check out the full-length’s “Theresa” and “Gin Rummy.” Also below, see Contour’s upcoming tour dates.
Contour, whose real name is Khari Lucas, worked on Take Off From Mercy with Saul Williams, Mndsgn, and co-producer Omari Jazz. For the new album, he was inspired by Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon and the history of Southern songwriters.
Take Off From Mercy will be the second album of 2024 from Contour and Omari Jazz. In June, the artists released the collaborative Reflections Vol. 2: Black Decelerant.
Read more about Contour’s Onwards! in the feature “34 Great Records You May Have Missed: Summer/Fall 2022.”
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Take Off From Mercy:
01 If He Changed My Name
02 Now We’re Friends
03 Faith
04 Entry 10-4 (Mood Recipe)
05 Watchword
06 (Re)Turn
07 Mercy
08 Ark of Bones
09 Guitar Bains
10 The Earth Spins
11 Theresa
12 Gin Rummy
13 Reflexion
14 Seasonal
15 For Ocean
Contour:
10-25 Brooklyn, NY – National Sawdust
10-27 Washington, D.C. – DC9
10-28 Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
10-30 Providence, RI – AS220
11-01 Montreal, Quebec – Petit Campus
11-02 Toronto, Ontario – The Drake
11-04 Chicago, IL – Schubas
11-16 Los Angeles, CA – 2220 Arts
11-17 San Francisco, CA – Neck of the Woods
11-19 Portland, OR – Polaris Hall
11-20 Seattle, WA – Madame Lous
