Rollie Pemberton – the Canadian rapper, producer and author who records under the name Cadence Weapon – has announced his sixth studio album, roller coaster. Follow the 2021 Polaris Award winner parallel universe It will arrive on April 19 via MNRK Music. Check out the lead single, “Press Eject,” produced by Grandtheft, below.
“I wanted to write an anthem for people who are tired of the way the internet has become,” Pemberton explained in a statement about the new song. “I want to remind people that there are platforms that came and then went away, because they would be vulnerable if we weren't using them. I encourage everyone to be more empowered and thoughtful about how we interact with social media. Maybe we can create a better situation for ourselves.”
roller coaster Includes contributions from Bartees Strange, Jacques Greene, Machinedrum, Cecile Believe, Martyn Bootyspoon, Lorine James, Tydex, Wesley Singerman, Myst Milano, and Harrison. “I was noticing similarities between fraud in some organizations and fake news on the Internet,” Pemberton said. “With robots and people intentionally lying for profit, the Internet has completely distorted reality.”
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roller coaster Song list:
1. Rhythm £∞™.mp3 (Produced by Bartees Strange)
2. Press “Eject” (Produced by Grandtheft)
3. Extraordinary (Produced by Jack Green)
4. Computer (Produced by Machinedrum)
5. Blue Screen (Produced by Cecil Believe)
6. The Dictionary (produced by Martine Pottisbon)
7. YASTM.m4a (Produced by Bartees Strange)
8. EFT (Produced by Lauren James)
9. Robots (Produced by Taydex and Wesley Singerman)
10. Sting (produced by Jack Green)
11. Shadowbanned (feat. Mist Milano) (Produced by Tidex and Wesley Singerman)
12. You're Special to Me (feat. Party String) (Party String Production)
13. Alarms (feat. Austra) (Produced by Casey MQ)
14. tl;dr (produced by Harrison)
