Miguel carried out a showcase of tracks from his new album ‘VISCERA’ this weekend, throughout which he carried out one tune suspended from hooks that have been in his naked pores and skin.
The R&B singer hosted the invite-only ‘The Viscera Expertise’ at Sony Footage Studios in Los Angeles on Friday (August 25), which was additionally out there to observe on a livestream.
Earlier than performing one new tune, the singer was joined by two assistants who pierced steel hooks by means of his again and connect him to wires earlier than he was suspended from the ceiling (through Complicated).
Within the new tune, the observe included the apt lyrics: “I’m hanging onto nothing / I’m hanging from the ceiling.”
Final evening in Los Angeles, Miguel previewed new music whereas suspended within the air with hooks in his again pic.twitter.com/NJ9gvUcLC1
— Complicated Music (@ComplexMusic) August 26, 2023
Miguel simply previewed his new album 🥺 pic.twitter.com/5pSQmex69N
— ❄️🗝️ (@DiaryOfKeysus) August 26, 2023
Sure he’s hanging from his naked pores and skin 😩 pic.twitter.com/grG3MfW6SG
— ❄️🗝️ (@DiaryOfKeysus) August 26, 2023
After ending the tune, he was lowered again all the way down to the bottom and the hooks have been eliminated.
Talking concerning the forthcoming new album – the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Battle & Leisure‘ – in a latest Instagram submit, Miguel wrote: “Warming up interested by life. Really feel like all of the work I’ve achieved within the final 5 years been main as much as this Friday and Saturday . I need you there in case you might be.”
In one other submit on Twitter forward of ‘The Viscera Expertise’, he wrote: “What’s your relationship to alter ? I’ll be exploring the violent and delightful nature of change LIVE tonight with by no means earlier than seen or heard efficiency artwork.”
Reviewing ‘Battle & Leisure’ upon its launch, NME mentioned the “R&B saucepot lets all of it hang around along with his vibetastic fourth album”.
It added: “True, ‘Battle & Leisure’ lacks the apparent id that has marked out Miguel’s earlier three albums, however that’s no fault. By comparability, that is a compelling assortment of poptastic R&B tracks made to soundtrack your evening out. Relax and pay attention up, as a result of Miguel insists you could have a good time in 2018.”
Again in March, Miguel spoke to NME about scoring his first-ever UK Prime 10 along with his 2011 single ‘Certain Factor’, following the observe’s latest resurgence on TikTok.
“‘Certain Factor’ had been one of many songs that I all the time felt had one thing particular,” he informed NME.
“I used to be a struggling artist right here in LA, not making any cash however making an attempt to get on nonetheless I might. Writing was one of many issues permitting me to get into rooms and to start out writing for artists however I had no actual placements on the time.”
The artist’s newest launch was ‘Quantity 9’ that includes Lil Yachty, which adopted ‘Give It To Me’. This month he additionally featured on Jessie Reyez‘s observe ‘Denims’.
