KeiyaA returns with new single and video, ‘Stupid Prizes’: Watch

KeiyaA has shared a new song, ‘Stupid Prizes’.

The track marks the first release of solo new music from the artist since she signed to XL Recordings – the label previously reissued her 2020 LP ‘Forever, Ya Girl’ last year. 

Speaking about the new song, KeiyaA said: “I wrote, recorded and produced ‘Stupid Prizes’ all in one sitting, at home late at night in my living room in Brooklyn. I sampled Percy Faith, an orchestral composer known for creating rich and luscious scores and show tunes, helping contribute to this classic ‘American’ sound.

“I sought to create this sort of bed of irony, to speak and sing about being miserable on top of this beautiful, dreamy and romantic music. which speaks not only to what it can feel like navigating my internal and external worlds, but also what it feels like being a marginalised person in America.”

Watch a video for the new song, co-directed by KeiyaA and Caity Arthur, below.

Revisit DJ Mag’s 2021 interview with the artist here.