Dawn Richard Reveals New Album Creole Culture
Out October 9, Richard’s first solo LP in five years completes a trilogy with 2019’s New Breed and 2021’s Second Line: An Electro Revival
Dawn Richard has announced her first solo album in over five years, titled Creole Culture. The album will be released on October 9 through Merge Records. Big Freedia makes an appearance on the opening track of the album. Richard has also shared a second single from the album, titled "Enough". Describing the track in press materials, Richard explained that "Enough" is about "unlearning the lie that your value has to be earned." She added, "Sometimes the greatest act of resistance is believing you were always worthy."
Creole Culture is part of a trilogy of albums that Richard has released. The first album in the trilogy, New Breed, was released in 2019 and was told from the perspective of New Orleans through Richard's father's eyes. The second album, Second Line: An Electro Revival, was released in 2021 and was a tribute to Richard's mother. Richard explained that the story felt unfinished, like her version of the story was untold.
Since 2021, Richard has worked with neoclassical composer Spencer Zahn on two albums - 2022's Pigments and 2024's Quiet in a World Full of Noise. Last year, she collaborated with Toronto saxophonist Joseph Shabason on the Sade tribute "Broken Hearted Sade".
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