{"product_id":"genesis-owusu-redstar-wu-the-worldwide-scourge","title":"Genesis Owusu - REDSTAR WU \u0026 THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"135\"\u003eOver the past five years, Ghanaian-Australian artist \u003cstrong data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"70\"\u003eGenesis Owusu\u003c\/strong\u003e has emerged as one of the most exciting artists of the moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"465\"\u003eBack-to-back albums \u003cem data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"180\"\u003eSmiling with No Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e (2021) and \u003cem data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"203\"\u003eStruggler\u003c\/em\u003e (2023) were released to critical acclaim, cementing him as one of the most distinct and innovative artists to have risen from the Australia scene in recent years. Now, at 27, he readies himself to release his third album, \u003cem data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"462\"\u003eREDSTAR WU \u0026amp; THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"467\" data-end=\"1095\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAn eclectic musical journey sits in the underscore of the album. A kaleidoscopic display of instrumentation and sound bending see genre borders crumble into dust. The sound bed shifts with the turning tides of the record. Neo-Soul feeding into Alt Pop, Synth Punk into Funk. This delicate weaving guides listeners through moments of collective ecstasy and desolation, resistance and joy, dance and reflection. The ability to tune his blended taste into one, to carve the purest of human emotions into song is a unique gift that Owusu has honed, the depth of feeling in the record effortlessly matching the depth of his lyricism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"55\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"16\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/strong\u003e — ★★★★★\u003cbr data-start=\"24\" data-end=\"27\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"27\" data-end=\"46\"\u003eThe Needle Drop\u003c\/strong\u003e — 8\/10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"207\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003e“\u003cem data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"104\"\u003eThe World Is Burning, Come Get A Squeezing\u003c\/em\u003e — Genesis Owusu’s new album may be the year’s most vital act of sonic resistance.”\u003cbr data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"190\"\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"207\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eThe Quietus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OURNESS","offers":[{"title":"Clear Yellow 2LP","offer_id":58161095770457,"sku":"SDZ-46569","price":46.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":58161095803225,"sku":"SDZ-46570","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/PROP_20260527_1418_132338_843_v_3618028419963_002.jpg?v=1779982500","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/genesis-owusu-redstar-wu-the-worldwide-scourge","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}