CHIIILD UNVEILS NEW ALBUM
BETTER LUCK IN THE NEXT LIFE
CURRENTLY EMBARKING ON HEADLINING NORTH AMERICAN
“BETTER LUCK IN THE NEXT LIFE TOUR”
“…mesmerizing…”
**Best New Tracks – “Antidote”**
“The Montreal-multi-hyphenate continues to blur the lines of genres he tackles in a single song.”
**Best New Canadian Tracks – “Antidote”**
“…a lush, experimental collab…”
**Best New Songs – “Good For Now” ft. Lucky Daye**
“Chiiild is pulling together some of the finest indie-R&B tracks out there. His vocal stylings are mesmerizing, while his lyrics jump out at you…”
“Chiiild gives listeners a vulnerable glimpse into his stream of consciousness — reflecting on impermanence and the risks of falling in love.”
Stream/download the album
HERE.
Better Luck in the Next Life is open and honest, serving as an in-depth exploration of creative freedom, personal equilibrium, and a return home. The project is the culmination of Chiiild’s influences and experiences, featuring a nuanced level of experimentation and honest songwriting. At its core, Better Luck in the Next Life matches passion with energy from an artist who isn’t afraid to take risks in his sound and evolve with every lyric and note.
Better Luck in the Next Life includes previous releases “
Bon Voyage‚” “
You Get Me (A Final Word),” “
Good For Now” featuring
Lucky Daye, and
“Antidote.”
The album also sees additional features from Chiiild’s friends & collaborators, including
Alina Baraz, Charlotte Cardin, and
Caitlyn Scarlett, and was self-produced by Chiiild alongside
D’Mile (Silk Sonic, Lucky Daye),
Billboard (Madonna, Chris Brown),
Mick Coogan (Bad Bunny, Trevor Daniel),
Scott Dittrich (Bad Bunny), and
Jean Baptiste (Muni Long, Kid Cudi).
About the album, Chiiild shares “Better Luck In The Next Life is a bit of an autobiographical record that covers all of the things that I love and some of the things I have gone through. It’s a very honest record that begins to tell my story and answer some of the questions about why I’m doing this in the first place as well as who I am.”
Most recently, Chiiild was announced as one of the faces of Spotify’s new Frequency Zine, a new social series launched to celebrate Black History Month that focuses on dynamic artists who embody the boundless future of Black music. See more on Spotify’s Frequency Zine with Chiiild
HERE.
Chiiild is currently embarking on his headlining “Better Luck in the Next Life Tour” that kicked off yesterday and will stop in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and many more. The full list of upcoming dates can be found below, and tickets are on sale now. For more information, please visit
https://chiiild.com/.
Better Luck In The Next Life is the follow up project to Chiiild’s 2021 debut album
Hope for Sale, which upon release was met with critical acclaim from
NPR, Complex, NYLON, and more and has amassed over 62 million streams to date. The album was nominated for Alternative Album of the Year at the 2022 JUNO Awards, and Chiiild was also named one of VEVO’s 2022 DSCVR Artists to Watch. Chiiild delivered a soulful medley of two of his most well-known songs from this album, “Pirouette” and “Sleepwalking” on
Jimmy Kimmel Live! – watch the performance
HERE. Prior to
Hope for Sale, Chiiild released his debut EP
Synthetic Soul in early 2020.
In 2022, Chiiild embarked on Leon Bridges’ “The Boundless Tour” for select dates. Previously, Chiiild sold out his debut headline tour in the US, The Apocalyptic Optimistic Tour, which featured festival performances at Lollapalooza, Life Is Beautiful, and Governor’s Ball.
CHIIILD “BETTER LUCK IN THE NEXT LIFE TOUR” DATES:
March 3, 2023 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy
March 4, 2023 – Phoenix, AZ – M3F Festival
March 7, 2023 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
March 8, 2023 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
March 11, 2023 – Houston, TX – House of Blues Bronze Peacock
March 12, 2023 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Cambridge Room
March 13–18, 2023 – Austin, TX – SXSW
March 16, 2023 – Pop Montreal Showcase @ Swan Dive
March 17, 2023 – RANGE Magazine Showcase @ The Drafting Room
March 19, 2023 – New Orleans, LA – Paris at House of Blues – New Orleans
March 21, 2023 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
March 22, 2023 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
March 24, 2023 – Washington, D.C. – Union Stage
March 25, 2023 – New York, NY – The Bowery Ballroom
March 27, 2023 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
March 29, 2023 – Montreal, QC – Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre
March 30, 2023 – Toronto, ON – The Axis Club
April 1, 2023 – Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern
April 2, 2023 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
April 6, 2023 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
April 7, 2023 – Vancouver, BC – Hollywood Theatre
April 8, 2023 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
April 11, 2023 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
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ABOUT CHIIILD
Multi-talented artist Chiiild crafts beautiful and thought-provoking hymns that transcend genre, while still retaining the integrity of Soul, Jazz, and R&B. As an artist influenced by everyone from Pink Floyd to Marvin Gaye, Chiiild has a knack for melding sounds and coupling them with songwriting that is rooted in both storytelling and social commentary. In early 2020, Chiiild released his debut EP Synthetic Soul. He followed with his debut album Hope For Sale in 2021, which earned a Hi-Fidelity Award at the Prism Prize and a Juno Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year. His 2023 release Better Luck in the Next Life is a culmination of Chiiild’s influences and experiences, mixed with a graduated level of experimentation. At the heart of it, Better Luck in the Next Life matches passion with energy from an artist who isn’t afraid to take risks in his sound and evolve with every lyric and note.