Tkay Maidza has shared another preview of her upcoming sophomore album Sweet Justice with the new single “WUACV.” Along with it, she’s unveiled a run of album release shows in the US and Europe.
An acronym for “woke up and chose violence,” “WUACV” is a biting revenge anthem. Over its ominous, blaring instrumentals, Maidza both flaunts her success and warns her enemies, likening her artistic prowess to that of Jean-Michel Basquiat and her thirst for blood to Freddy Krueger’s. As she explains in a press release: “I wanted to write a song where I could express my bubbling anger toward people who had manipulated me during the last phase of my life.” The song arrives with an accompanying Bel Downie-directed music video, which features Maidza with various weapons, dangerously sharp jewelry, and a muzzle.
Additionally, the Zimbabwean-Australian artist will celebrate the release of Sweet Justice with a handful of album release shows in November after a gig supporting Flume. Pre-sale begins over on her website Thursday, September 7th at 10:00 a.m. local time (use code Sw33tjustice) with general sale following Friday, September 8th at the same time. Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub.
Stream “WUACV” and see all Maidza’s 2023 tour dates below.
Sweet Justice arrives November 3rd via 4AD, and Maidza announced the record with its lead single “Ring-A-Ling.”
Tkay Maidza 2023 Tour Dates:
09/08 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre *
11/02 – New York, NY @ Racket
11/06 – Oakland, CA @ The New Parish
11/07 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
11/10 – Paris, FR @ Cafe de la Danse (Pitchfork Festival)
11/11 – Berlin, DE @ Prachtwek
11/13 – Amsterdam, NE @ Paradiso
11/14 – London, UK @ Scala
* = w/ Flume
