Album: Home Again by Michael Kiwanuka (2012)
Genre: Soul | Mood: Gentle
Record Label: Polydor
Format: Album

Description: Home Again is the debut studio album by London-based singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka, which was released on March 12, 2012. It was produced by Paul Butler of the UK indie rock band The Bees in The Steam Rooms, a basement studio in his house in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight.

The album garnered a positive reception from critics. Home Again peaked at number 4 in the UK and spawned four singles: "Home Again", "I'm Getting Ready", "I'll Get Along" and "Bones". As of May 2012, the album has sold over 70,000 copies in the UK.

Artist Background: Michael Kiwanuka is a British soul musician who is signed to Communion Records. He has been compared to Bill Withers, Randy Newman, and Otis Redding, as well as Van Morrison and the Temptations. In January 2012 he won the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll. Kiwanuka grew up in Muswell Hill, North London, the son of Ugandan parents who had escaped the Amin regime. He attended Fortismere School, leaving there in 2005 after completing his A-Levels. He was regarded as a very friendly and modest student wit... Part of the Newton Abbot, England music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Soul movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Related Artists: Curtis Harding, Son Little, Black Pumas, Leon Bridges

Music Scene: Part of the Newton Abbot, England music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Soul movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Tags: Soul, Gentle, 2010s, Album, Polydor

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Home Again is the debut studio album by London-based singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka, which was released on March 12, 2012. It was produced by Paul Butler of the UK indie rock band The Bees in The Steam Rooms, a basement studio in his house in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight.

The album garnered a positive reception from critics. Home Again peaked at number 4 in the UK and spawned four singles: "Home Again", "I'm Getting Ready", "I'll Get Along" and "Bones". As of May 2012, the album has sold over 70,000 copies in the UK.

Home Again

Michael Kiwanuka

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