Makaya McCraven has announced a new companion album to his excellent 2018 album Universal Beings. The aptly titled Universal Beings E&F Sides is a collection of 14 “new pieces of organic beat music” that were recorded during the sessions for the album, according to a press release. The music will also soundtrack a new Universal Beings documentary series. Watch the first episode, “Strangers in the City,” below, and check out a new track called “Mak Attack.” The album and doc are out July 31 (via International Anthem); physical editions of E&F Sides will follow on September 25.
Earlier this year, McCraven released We’re New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven, a reworking of Gil Scott Heron’s final album, I’m New Here. Read the interview “How Makaya McCraven Reimagined Gil Scott-Heron’s Final Album” on the Pitch.
Universal Beings E&F Sides:
01 Everybody Cool
02 Half Steppin’
03 Mak Attack
04 The Hunt
05 Beat Science
06 Dadada
07 Isms
08 Traveling Space
09 Kings and Queens
10 The Loneliness
11 Her Name
12 Universal Beings Pt. 2
13 Butterss Fly
14 The Way Home
