Obongjayar - Paradise Now (2025)


Paradise Now marks Obongjayar’s most ambitious and dynamic album yet—a restless, genre-blurring journey that balances intimate vulnerability with global club-ready energy. He navigates personal narratives of love, grief, and identity in the first suite of songs before erupting into bolder political declarations (“Jellyfish”) and entwined collaborations (“Talk Olympics” with Little Simz). His voice alternates between brooding baritone and agile high-register exclamations, gliding over Afro-dance rhythms, indie-pop melodies, and cinematic piano underscored by orchestral color. While a few later tracks veer toward mainstream polish, the album’s core remains provocative, urgent, and fiercely individualistic. It stands as an emotionally rich manifesto—empowering, evocative, and unmistakably Obongjayar.



Genre: Alternative R&B
Country: UK

Final Verdict: 63% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 234th / 483

Highlight: Not in Surrender


Made me think of:
Moses Boyd
Sault
King Krule

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