Actual Life 3 (January 1, September 9, 2022)
Fred again..
2024 Grammy Winner for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Groundbreaking artist and producer, Fred again..today announces his new album Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022), the third of his hugely successful Actual Life trilogy.
To celebrate the announcement, Fred has shared a new track taken from the album, ‘Danielle (smile on my face)’ which samples the acapella of 070 Shake’s ‘Nice To Have’ – his most listened to track this year and a song that has soundtracked his “actual life”.
Building on the template already laid down with his debut LP,Actual Life (February 2nd – July 19th) and its companion follow up Actual Life 2 (February 2 – October 15 2021), Actual Life 3 sees Fred again.. resume his diary-esque approach to production.
His intimate use of voice notes from friends, videos found whilst scrolling on Instagram and samples from important records in his life serves as a personal record of his life experiences, offering insight into his world over the past year.
Actual Life 3 is a continuation of an autobiographical body of work that both references and pushes forwards the heritage of UK electronic music while standing as testament to the power of music in facilitating catharsis, healing and celebrating the realities of friendship, love and life.
Today’s announcement follows on from a run of acclaimed club-ready singles underFred’s ‘USB’ playlist series: last month’s collaboration with Swedish House Mafiav‘Turn On The Lights again..’ featuring Future (his highest charting single to date), June’s thunderous ‘Jungle’, January’s ‘Lights Out’ in collaboration with HAAi and Romy and March’s ‘Admit It (U Don’t Want 2)’ with I. Jordan.
All four are now fixtures in DJ sets around the world, as well as Fred’s own live performances – a stunningly honed show that takes crowds through material from the achingly beautiful moments of his Actual Life album series and unifying, standout tracks of last summer ‘Marea (We’ve Lost Dancing)’ and ‘Billie (Loving Arms)’.
One of the places where this was experienced in all its glory was for the Coachella festival in California -where Forbes noted,“FredAgain.. caught quite the Coachella buzz, and for good reason.
The aesthetic of his vibrant set somehow perfectly encapsulated our collective nervous breakdown of the past two years and then set us all free.”
So far in his short career, the prolific London artist has released two acclaimed, deeply personal albums from hisActual Life series which were beloved by fans and critics alike.
Last year also saw Fred again.. become one of the year’s most talked about live acts as he transformed his Actual Life records into an immersive, communal real-life experience for the first time.
With shows selling out across the UK and USA, he was named one of Mixmag’s “Top 10 Live Acts Of 2021”.
Fred continued his upwards trajectory with the viral success release of his Boiler Room set last month, which has to date surpassed over 5 million streams in only 4 weeks.
Actual Life 3 Track Listings:
Disc: 1
| 1 | January 1st 2022 |
| 2 | Eyelar (shutters) |
| 3 | Delilah (pull me out of this) |
| 4 | Kammy (like i do) |
| 5 | Berwyn (all that i got is you) |
| 6 | Danielle (smile on my face) |
| 7 | Nathan (still breathing) |
Disc: 2
| 1 | Bleu (better with time) |
| 2 | Kelly (end of a nightmare) |
| 3 | Clara (the night is dark) |
| 4 | Mustafa (time to move you) |
| 5 | Winnie (end of me) |
| 6 | September 9th 2022 |
