[14] Smith said that Dave "spent a long time coming up with the title and concept for the album [...] Psychodrama was always going to be a very ambitious project. Petridis described Dave's lyrics as "smart, thoughtful, unflinching and self-aware", adding that it "says something about how incisive Dave is as a writer that the album lasts for the best part of an hour, and not a minute of its running time seems wasted or padded out.

Impressing hugely on his Bl@ckbox back in May 2015, his YouTube debut, Dave has since then clocked "Dave: 'Black is confusing… where does the line start and stop? [15] The first track begins with Dave talking to a therapist, a constant throughout the album. [12][13], Regarding the recording process for Psychodrama, Smith said, "I never want to repeat myself creatively, and was wary about replicating the unique processes and dynamics which had made my working relationships with Kano and Stormzy so special, but Dave is a one off – namely because our music comes from jamming in the studio.

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"SANTAN on Instagram: "Streatham. Dave – Psycho // Download2. Dave – Voices // Download11. "[4], Reviewing the album for AllMusic, David Crone stated that the album "has all the makings of a generational classic. [3][16][17] Dave has said much of the inspiration for the album came from his older brother, Christopher, who is serving life in prison. "The biggest talking points from Dave's 'Psychodrama, "Dave's Pyschodrama is the rap album that Britain needs", "Dave: Psychodrama review – the boldest and best British rap album in a generation - Alexis Petridis's album of the week", "Review: Dave's 'Psychodrama' Is A Brutally Impressive Examination Of Society", "Album reviews: Dave – Psychodrama, and Dido – Still on My Mind", "Dave: Psychodrama review – debut long-player doesn't disappoint", http://freemusicempire.com/2019/09/05/bandcampgold-best-u-k-albums-of-2019, http://freemusicempire.com/2020/01/03/rap-radar-podcast-can-teach-you-how-a-song-gets-made, "Dave's PSYCHODRAMA may be the definitive British rap album of 2019", "Best Albums 2019: From Ariana Grande to Stormzy", "Lewis Capaldi claims third week at Number 1", "DAVE FT BURNA BOY – Full Official Chart History", "Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest albums of 2019", "The Official Top 40 biggest albums of 2019", "British album certifications – Dave – Psychodrama", Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Psychodrama_(album)&oldid=980469435, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Purple Heart" contains a sample of the recording "Supastar", performed by, Dan Hayden – assistant recording engineer, Manon Grandjean – engineering, mixing, mastering, Olly Thompson – assistant recording engineering, This page was last edited on 26 September 2020, at 18:14. Psychodrama (stylized in uppercase letters) is the debut studio album by British rapper Dave, released on 8 March 2019. Pre-order Psychodrama at www.santandave.com. [29], Alexis Petridis of The Guardian acclaimed Psychodrama with a perfect score, calling it "the boldest and best British rap album in a generation." The albums features Dave's piano playing, while Smith assisted with Baroque influences, including strings, brass, harps, as well as more contemporary music through the use of drums and the synthesizer. Dave – Purple Heart // Download5. Dave – Streatham // Download3. Representing Streatham (South London) is mononymous rapper Dave, aka Santan Dave. He was raised in nearby Streatham, where he began composing music at an early age, regularly writing lyrics in his early teens, even before engaging in production after his mother gave him a piano when he was 14. He's so in love with finding the depth in art, the kind of depth that resonates, that working harder to achieve it doesn't bother him in the slightest." Tomorrow 7pm. The album was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of at least 100,000 copies in the UK. It went on to win the Mercury Prize and the Album of the Year at the 2020 Brit Awards.

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[10][11] His debut performance on Charlie Sloth's "Fire in the Booth", a freestyle segment on BBC Radio 1Xtra, was in March 2016. [38] It is also the first British rap album to chart at number one since Gang Signs & Prayer by Stormzy, released in 2017. Interestingly, Dave opted against including ‘Funky Friday’ as part of Psychodrama, despite it being his biggest track to date and commercially, one of the biggest tracks within the black British music scene in the past few years. Dave) - Single by Avelino", "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40 (11 November 2016)", "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 (4 November 2016)", "Dave Chart History (Billboard Argentina Hot 100)", "Spirit Bomb (Remix) [feat. Dave released his second EP Game Over in 2017. Dave – Environment // Download9. Burna Boy) // Download6. [29] After Dave hinted in interviews with BBC Radio 1 and then confirmed on 3 March, his debut album Psychodrama was released on 8 March 2019. We're truly in the presence of someone leading a remarkable generation of UK rap and I have no doubt we'll look back at Psychodrama as a seminal piece of art in this movement. [5], Dave was born David Orobosa Omoregie[6] on 5 June 1998 in the Brixton area of South London, the youngest of three sons born to Nigerian parents. In the same year he released "Funky Friday", featuring Fredo, which became his first number-one hit on the UK Singles Chart and his first platinum certified release. Dave Psychodrama – By definition, ‘psychodrama’ is the act of retelling events from your past. David Orobosa Omoregie (born 5 June 1998), known professionally as Dave or Santan Dave, is a British rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. The album had the biggest first week streams for a British rap album, eclipsing Stormzy's Gang Signs & Prayer. [32] On 19 September 2019, Dave won the 2019 Mercury Prize for his debut studio album Psychodrama.