EZRA COLLECTIVE 2023 MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE WINNERS RELEASE NEW ALBUM: DANCE, NO ONE’S WATCHING
OUT TODAY, VIA PARTISAN LISTEN HERE: https://ezracollective.lnk.to/dnow

Credit: Aliyah Otchere

UK TOUR THIS NOVEMBER + HEADLINE SHOW AT LONDON’S OVO ARENA WEMBLEY IN LONDON, FRI 15TH NOV BUY TOUR TICKETS HERE: https://www.ezracollective.com/live

Ezra Collective, winners of the 2023 Mercury Music Prize Award, release their brand new album DANCE, NO ONE’S WATCHING out on Partisan Records. The 19-track LP sees appearances from Olivia Dean, Yazmin Lacey, M.anifest and Moonchild Sanelly, listen to DANCE, NO ONE’S WATCHING here: https://www.ezracollective.com/live

Aptly titled, Ezra’s Collective’s third studio album DANCE, NO ONE’S WATCHING is an ode to the sacred, yet joyous act of dancing. Written throughout 2023 as the band toured the world, the album documents the dance floors they encountered.

DANCE, NO ONE’S WATCHING is an album that musically guides you through a night out in the city, from the opening of possibilities as a new evening spans out ahead, to dawn’s final hours as the night comes to a close. Recorded at Abbey Road studios, the band was surprised by a group of close friends and family, turning the sessions into a live communal celebration of love, music, and dancing.

On the release of DANCE, NO ONE’S WATCHING, the band remark:

“DANCE, NO ONE’S WATCHING is a statement of freedom.”

“We live in a world which has become a big performance. Whether it’s your phone, or in society in general, we have lost the ability to just be ourselves. There’s a constant desire for approval from other people.”

“This record is a statement that you can be who you want to be, regardless of what’s around you, regardless of what people are saying, because on a deeper level - no one is watching. Don’t let the judgement of someone else steal your joy.”

“Focus on being yourself. Who you’re called to be. And when you achieve that, that’s the moment you will start to experience true joy.”

Ezra Collective kicked off their summer with a sold-out performance at the British Library’s Beyond the Bassline exhibition, followed by a show at Central Park’s SummerStage in New York. Fans will have the chance to experience the band’s award-winning discography and new material throughout their upcoming 25-date tour, which includes an historic night at London’s OVO Arena Wembley on November 15th as they become the first UK Jazz act to headline.

EZRA COLLECTIVE - UK TOUR DATES 2024

28-Sep-24 - Nottingham The Level (out-store)
29-Sep-24 - Liverpool Camp & Furnace (out-store)
30-Sep-24 - Bristol SWX (out-store)

1-Oct-24 - Brighton Chalk (out-store)
2-Oct-24 - Leeds Project House
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6-Nov-24 - Birmingham Institute
7-Nov-24 - Leeds Project House
8-Nov-24 - Glasgow Barrowlands
10-Nov-24 - Manchester O2 Apollo
13-Nov-24 - Bristol Beacon
14-Nov-24 - Bristol Beacon
15-Nov-24 - London OVO Arena Wembley

Tickets on sale here: https://www.ezracollective.com/live

Background

2023 was a landmark year for Ezra Collective. In addition to becoming the first ever Jazz act to win the Mercury Prize in its 31-year history for their critically-acclaimed album ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’, they sold out their entire UK/EU/US tour (including 10,000 tickets at both their Hammersmith & Royal Albert Hall headlines), won Best Jazz Act at last year’s MOBO Awards, held one of the most revered sets at Glastonbury, performed at Quincy Jones’ star-studded birthday party, were named Time Out’s Londoners of 2023 and closed out the year as the final guests of 2023 on The Graham Norton Show & Top of the Pops Review of 2023.

Kicking off 2024 in a similar fashion, they were tapped by Daniel Lee to perform at his Burberry x Harrods takeover and launched the British Library’s upcoming Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British music exhibition on May 11th and recently covered ES Magazine, featured in British Vogue, and cover stars of this month’s Music Week and Mixmag.

LISTEN TO DANCE, NO ONE’S WATCHING HERE: https://ezracollective.lnk.to/dnow

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Album Tracks

A2. The Herald
A3. Palm Wine
A4. God Gave Me Feet For Dancing (feat. Yazmin Lacey)
B1. Ajala
B2. The Traveller
B3. N29
C1. No One’s Watching Me (feat. Olivia Dean)
C2. Hear My Cry
C3. Shaking Body
C4. Expensive
D1. Streets is Calling (feat. M.anifest & Moonchild Sanelly)
D2. Why I Smile
D3. Have Patience
D4. Everybody