JUNO Award-winning Toronto trio, Keys N Krates, is announcing an upcoming North American tour. The 16-day headlining tour, which will feature DJ sets from the group, kicks off in Washington, DC, with stops in Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, NYC and more. The band has set up a Fans First pre-sale for tickets that launches on July 26 with full ticket sales launching on July 30.
To celebrate the tour announcement, the trio is sharing a new song. Brazilian Love Song, a dynamic, house-inflected track, features tropical percussion, abrupt tempo changes and grooves that are sure to pack dancefloors. The new song comes on the heels of Take It Off, the group’s bouncy and engrossing collaboration with Bibi Bourelly that was released after Keys N Krates announced a global deal with Last Gang Records.
On the song, Keys N Krates say: “Brazilian Love Song is an amalgamation of music styles that we love as a band and have been listening together a lot for the last couple of years. Baile Funk, 70’s disco sounding soundtrack music, Bollywood strings, gospel house, and trap music influences are all smashed together for a dramatic, romantic and feel good party jam. We were trying to make something undeniably dancey but also not quite identifiable in terms of style.”
Keys N Krates most recent full-length release, 2019’s A Beat Tape For Your Friends, included the original version of Double Dutch, and was coined the “beat tape of the summer” by Exclaim! upon its release. In 2020, KNK released an edit package they made of Frank Ocean, Lauryn Hill, and Snoh Aalegra to support the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Listen to Brazilian Love Song above and stay tuned for more from Keys N Krates coming soon.
