{"product_id":"kojey-radical-dont-look-down-blue-vinyl","title":"Kojey Radical - Don't Look Down - blue vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eOver the past decade, East London artist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKojey Radical\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ehas cemented himself as one of the most creative and unique voices in British music. His debut album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReason to Smile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2022) was released to critical acclaim, and saw him emerge as one of the defining voices in UK culture. Now, the 32-year-old readies to release his second album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon’t Look Down.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I wanted to make this album more personal and more honest,” he says, “we have to be able to accept that the messenger has flaws and all.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-tracks long, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon’t Look Down, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eset for release on \u003cb\u003e19th September 2025, \u003c\/b\u003eis a musically rich and deeply introspective reflection on the shifting tides, lows and joys that have passed through his life since his emergence into the public eye.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSonically, the album provides the most experimental and eclectic music of his career, with influences ranging from golden age Hip Hop to disco, grime to Indie, Jazz to Ska.  Together, these strings combine to give a pertinent insight into Kojey’s inner world, and a timestamp documenting the feelings, emotions and experiences that arise when many reach the milestone of their 30s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“When you’re younger, certain ages seem so grown,” he says, “you feel like you’re supposed to have your life together and all figured out by 30. Then especially when you're in the spotlight you feel extra pressure to have it figured out because so many people are looking towards you.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon’t Look Down\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows debut album \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReason to Smile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (2022). A critical success, it landed at No.11 on the UK Album Charts and was nominated for the \u003cb\u003eMercury Prize\u003c\/b\u003e as well as two \u003cb\u003eMOBO Awards\u003c\/b\u003e. In the following year came a nomination for Best New Artist at \u003cb\u003e2023 BRIT Awards\u003c\/b\u003e and Best Contemporary Song at the \u003cb\u003eIvor Novello Awards\u003c\/b\u003e. He toured across the UK, as well as hitting the festival circuit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis sense of growth was not limited to music. Kojey was tapped by the \u003cb\u003eBritish Fashion Council\u003c\/b\u003e to host the 2023 and 2024 editions \u003cb\u003eof The Fashion Awards\u003c\/b\u003e as his stock in music and wider culture continued to rise.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album he says, is a reflection of “the experiences I’ve had over the past few years. That shaped the direction I took going forward. It’s given me the opportunity to tell new stories from newer perspectives. It was liberating, and it was very necessary to keep me in love with the process and to keep making music.”\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is his most innovative album yet, a project where a sense of profound personal interrogation and introspection dance in union with the rich musical tapestry. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon’t Look Down \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a story of purpose lost and then found, of what happens in the aftermath of achieving your childhood dreams, and the ranging flux of emotions that rise to the surface once the music stop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kojey Radical","offers":[{"title":"Blue","offer_id":51754051076435,"sku":"5021732784537","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/4516\/2579\/files\/Kojey_Radical_Dont_Look_Down_album.jpg?v=1756645098","url":"https:\/\/mintandsealed.com\/products\/kojey-radical-dont-look-down-blue-vinyl","provider":"Mint and Sealed","version":"1.0","type":"link"}