Gang of Youths have shared a final new album taster, 'spirit boy'
Full-length 'angel in realtime' drops this Friday, 25th February.
Gang of Youths have shared a new track, ‘spirit boy’, the final taster of their forthcoming album ‘angel in realtime’.
The song features Shane McLean, a musician specialising in Taonga Pūoro (the traditional instrumentation and music culture of the Māori people) who contributes a spoken word verse.
Frontman Dave Le’aupepe recalls: “We were fortunate to have Shane McLean, an outstanding musician and Taonga Pūoro facilitator, write and perform a spoken verse in Te Reo Māori. A wonderful Māori woman performed ‘rongoā’ on me — a sacred healing practice. It was a transformative experience, and I’m still not quite sure why. There was a moment when this wonderful woman looked at me and said ‘you’re a wairua boy’ — wairua in Te Reo means something like ‘spirit’.”
‘angel in realtime’ is set for release this Friday, 25th February. You can check out new track ‘spirit boy’ below.
The song features Shane McLean, a musician specialising in Taonga Pūoro (the traditional instrumentation and music culture of the Māori people) who contributes a spoken word verse.
Frontman Dave Le’aupepe recalls: “We were fortunate to have Shane McLean, an outstanding musician and Taonga Pūoro facilitator, write and perform a spoken verse in Te Reo Māori. A wonderful Māori woman performed ‘rongoā’ on me — a sacred healing practice. It was a transformative experience, and I’m still not quite sure why. There was a moment when this wonderful woman looked at me and said ‘you’re a wairua boy’ — wairua in Te Reo means something like ‘spirit’.”
‘angel in realtime’ is set for release this Friday, 25th February. You can check out new track ‘spirit boy’ below.