— Before heading on tour this fall, artist Yung Lean delivers a 2-pack single, “Lazy Summer Day / Chinese Restaurant”.
Debuting in 2013 with the twice-viral “Ginseng Strip 2002,” Yung Lean is a Stockholm-based trailblazer, responsible for setting and supporting countless trends. Rap and Alternative music would look very different today were it not for the influence of Yung Lean.
His career has been shockingly unique, not only for his international success as a Swedish rapper, but also the partnerships he has forged. Having collaborated with mainstream rappers like Travis Scott, alt-pop stars like FKA Twigs and avant-garde experimentalists like Dean Blunt, Lean flits across genre and social barriers like water through a sieve.
Now, Lean delivers “Lazy Summer Day / Chinese Restaurant” — his latest double single. Produced by Rami Dawod, known for his work with Frank Ocean (“Chanel,” “Biking,” “Lens”), the tracks are an effortlessly musical, summer breeze in song form. Lean brings his trademark flow and surrealist bars, rapping about strawberry midnight moons and ships that never sail like a 21st century infrarealist.
This double single is a small slice of what makes Lean great: rich, visual lyrics, an unexpected but highly effective collaboration and the distillation of a specific mood. A perfect soundtrack for the last days of summer.
Later this fall, Yung Lean will set out on his 2022 Starz/Stardust tour in Europe and North America. The 9-date European leg of tour begins this November with stops in Cologne, Berlin, Paris, London, and Dublin. The 6-date North American leg marks Lean’s first shows on the continent since the release of his last studio album, Starz, which arrived just months into the pandemic. The run begins late November in Montreal with stops in Toronto, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Chicago and wraps up in San Francisco in December. Tickets are now on sale here.
Listen to “Lazy Summer Day / Chinese Restaurant” above, see full tour routing below and stay tuned for more from Yung Lean coming soon.
Upcoming Live Dates
*Month/Day
EUROPEAN DATES
11/4 – Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria
11/5 – Gent, BE @ Vooruit
11/7 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg – Ronda
11/8 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
11/9 – Warsaw, PL @ Hall Expo XXI Hall 1
11/11 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
11/13 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
11/14 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
11/16 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia Theatre
NORTH AMERICAN DATES
11/30 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
12/1 – Toronto, ON @ Rebel
12/3 – Queens, NY @ Knockdown Center
12/4 – Queens, NY @ Knockdown Center
12/6 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
12/7 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
12/9 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield Theatre
12/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo