Infinite Coles follows up viral hits to drop debut album today 'SweetFace Killah'
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Infinite Coles follows up a string of viral hits by serving up long-anticipated debut album ‘SweetFace Killah’, with powerfully soulful focus track ‘Thankful’ out today on Don’t Sleep/PIAS. Infinite will perform tracks from the new album exclusively at Pxssy Palace, at Ormside Projects on the same night of release, with tickets available here.
Album focus track and new music video ‘Thankful’ is an R&B soul cut that is full of gratitude for how far Infinite has come. Infinite says “Thankful is about me literally just being thankful for all that I have and my journey. After all the attempts who would’ve known that I would still be here and grown as much as I have grown. I’m genuinely just so thankful.”
Artist, performer, dancer and model, Infinite Coles is one of New York’s most mesmerising modern music expressionists and debut album ‘SweetFace Killah’ is a collection of 12 tracks that showcase his innate vocal gifts, and fearless approach to lyricism and songwriting - despite his turbulent path, traversing personal battles and vulnerabilities growing up as a queer African American and estranged son of rap icon Ghostface Killah of Wu Tang Clan. Infinite is authentically expressing himself fearlessly and joyously, free from fear of judgement, teaming up with the finest producer Zach Witness (Doechii, Frank Ocean, Erykah Badu) to deliver a feast of sonic experimentations, while channelling his deep connection to the vibrant Vogue-Ballroom culture and identity.
Infinite Coles has been dropping bombs for the past 6 months to precede the release of his debut album. At the start of summer came ‘Boots Ballroom C*nt Mix’ featuring Maleigh Zan & Julz, hailed as “An anthem that serves as a manifesto in serving” by Clash. Followed by ‘BGM’ (Black Girl Magic) at the height of summer, an ode to self-love in your skin across every divide, with Infinite’s bittersweet, yet uplifting lyrics that reflect his own journey and celebrate LGBTQIA+ culture.
In September, Infinite dropped the centrepiece to the album, the incredible double single ‘SweetFaceKillah’/ ‘Dad & I’, his deeply personal third offering ahead of his album, with both tracks fearlessly exploring joy, pain, love, anger and resilience, expressing each side of his complicated relationship with his father. ‘SweetFaceKillah’ went viral, blowing up across socials, with stars like 50 Cent, Diplo, Joe Rogan, A$AP Ferg, SWV and Hayley Williams of Paramore weighing in with high praise. The track started an open verse challenge via socials with huge fan engagement, and international media coverage across Vibe, Complex, Notion, Daily Mail Online and much more. Meanwhile ‘Dad & I’ was a homage to the 90s Hip Hop Soul tradition that Mary J Blige pioneered, from the vibes of the production, to Infinite’s rough-hewn, emotionally raw vocals and lyrics that were a sonic letter to his Dad.
Then followed most recent release, the explosive, high energy banger ‘DMs’, a stomping afro-house cut that tells the haters in his DMs to shut the hell up, praised by Clash as “a slick, slinky hybrid of Afro and Bitch house textures, a life-affirming declaration tailor-made for the clubs”. Other album tracks include ‘Shoot’ a booty-bass banger that tells a hater to relax and enjoy the night, slower, soul-stirring tunes like ‘Mama Song’ an infectious afro-house cut which is an ode to all the mothers, to the powerfully emotive piano ballad ‘Body Strong’.
Infinite Coles said “I am proud and excited to finally release my debut album. It is the culmination of my journey and it’s incredible to share it with the world. The track ‘SweetFaceKillah’ is an alter ego, it’s me just talking my ish and not being afraid to say the things that I wanna say. I always wanted to rap and always did it as a joke with my friends, but I was always afraid. ‘SweetFace Killah’ came from the trolls online making fun of me because of my dad. At first, I was depressed and embarrassed, but I took the name and made it mean something more than what they were using it for. Now I’m owning it, because honestly it’s FABBBB, like they ate that!!! I want to thank all my incredible collaborators Zach Witness, Robot Moonjuice, Ugly Worldwide, so many to name, but you know who you are. I love you, family.”
Zach Witness said “This album is the resounding trumpet that will blow down the stale homophobic walls of Wu. A queer son born to one of Hip Hop’s most anti-faggot fathers naturally has something to say and he’s saying it. Skirt and all. What an honour to help bring this to the world. Infinite Coles ain’t nothing to f*ck with!”
Infinite Coles was raised by rap royalty and born into the family of multi-platinum rap icons Wu Tang Clan. The estranged son of Ghostface Killah and the nephew of RZA, Infinite first appeared on the scene in Dazed’s cult short film ‘Gang’, hailed as ‘Saturday Night Fever for the vogue-tumblr generation’, which led him to be sought out by XL Records supremo Richard Russell to collaborate on his Everything Is Recorded debut album, alongside artists like Sampha, Syd, Giggs, Ibeyi and Kamasi Washington, featuring on the track ‘Bloodshot Red Eyes’ with Green Gartside. The debut EP ‘Destiny’ came out in 2021 and was a tribute to his late twin sister, and enlisted respected instrumentalists and innovators, from Sampha, to saxophonist CKTRL and rapper-producer Wiki. The EP received high praise from NME, Crack, Mixmag, The Line Of Best Fit and Notion and connected far and wide with peers in the New York, London and globally.
Album Tracklisting: 1. SweetFaceKillah 2. DMs 3. Boots Ballroom C*nt Mix 4. Shoot 5. Thankful 6. Why’s It Important (Interlude) 7. Dad & I 8. Body Strong 9. Mama Song 10. Different Kind Of Rain (Interlude) 11. BGM 12. Hummingbird
