Michael Kiwanuka has joined up with Third Man Records’ TMR Blue series of releases as he prepares to follow-up the debut album ‘Home Again‘.
Produced by Third Man chief Jack White, the single ‘You’ve Got Nothing To Lose‘ is now available to order on vinyl and download through iTunes. It comes complete with a rendition of Townes Van Zandt‘s ‘Waitin ‘Round to Die‘ on the flip side.
“I’m a big fan of Jack White,” Kiwanuka says. “I used to hear his guitar riffs in secondary school growing up as a teenager. He inspired loads of us to start bands and pick up a guitar which I did. He’s an artist that still inspires me today, so it was such a pleasure getting to work with him, and put out this single on Third Man Records.”
A video, which has been premiered over on Rolling Stone, was helmed by director James Cathart, who explains: “Michael’s song has this air about it – of a father figure imparting wisdom. So I looked for an unexpected context to apply that to. It’s about misleading perceptions – not just in terms of the character’s gender, but also from what we expect of the people she encounters.”