Disclosure Share New Single “King Steps” With Pa Salieu

With fast-growing British-Gambian rapper Pa Salieu, multi-platinum duo Disclosure shares their new single “King Steps,” an incredibly exciting partnership. Released today on Disorder/Capitol Records, the larger-than-life track is Disclosure’s first fresh music since receiving a GRAMMY® nomination for their chart-climbing summer blockbuster “She’s Gone, Dance On.“

Built on their fiercely creative sound design, “King Steps” enhances Disclosure’s long-standing reputation of boundary-pushing collaborations with such diverse acts as The Weeknd, Lorde, Aluna George, Aminé, slowthai, and Sam Smith (who featured on their platinum-certified breakthrough single “Latch, a No. 7 hit on the Billboard Hot 100). This time around, brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence present a very contagious anthem driven by the supremely commanding vocal work of Pa Salieu — one of the most dynamic new voices in Britain’s developing hip-hop scene, whose widely praised new project Afrikan Alien offers “a new blueprint for pan-African pop,” according to Pitchfork.

How the track was born

Pa Salieu joined Disclosure onstage to premiere a live version of “King Steps,” immediately generating great excitement for the music, during their concert last month at The Warehouse Project in Manchester, UK. Disclosure’s production provides a strong background for Pa Salieu’s head-turning lyrical ability with its explosive collision of aural elements — fast-bouncing beats, frenzied textures, dizzying synth that feels beamed in from another dimension. Rooted in a bass-heavy, profoundly hypnotic groove and core elements of UK Garage, the outcome is an immediate hit of pure energy and maximum pleasure.

We’re excited to continue showcasing the darker, harder side of our sound with “King Steps.” UK Garage has always been a core influence in our music, and it’s incredible to see its impact growing so much over the past year. Collaborating with Pa Salieu—who’s delivering some of the best music coming out of the UK right now—makes it the perfect time to release this track. – Guy Howard

Pa Salieu has returned following a difficult stint of incarceration with a fresh sense of direction and channeling of his thoughts into his music as he challenges limits in both sound and narrative, his latest songs, “Belly,” “Allergy,” and “Round & Round,” as well as freestyles “Epiphany/Crash,” point to a brave new phase. Pa Salieu keeps using his voice as an instrument of expression since new projects are in development, trying to inspire and uplift while providing an honest view of his path. Declaring his genre as freedom of expression, he captures his revolutionary attitude and dedication to honesty.

I’m an Afrikan Alien, and I know that garage music isn’t a genre people might expect me to jump on- but that’s what being an alien is about, moving from planet to planet, sound to sound. I stepped into Disclosure’s world and together we created an atmosphere that blends where we’re both coming from. That is true collaboration. – Pa Salieu

About Disclosure

Earlier this month, Disclosure celebrated their most recent milestone in a historic year when “She’s Gone, Dance On” received a nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Recording at the 67th Annual GRAMMY® Awards — a sequence of events that makes the pair 9-time GRAMMY®-nominated artists. Disclosure went on to earn nominations for Record Of The Year (for production on Khalid’s “Talk”), Best Dance Recording (for “My High,” ft. Aminé and slowthai), and Best Dance/Electronic Recording (for “Higher Than Ever Before.” After earning their first career GRAMMY® nomination for their 2013 full-length debut Settle (in the category of Best Dance/Electronic Album, a triumph later repeated with 2015’s Caracal and 2020’s ENERGY). Originally released in May, “She’s Gone, Dance On” debuted at #16 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart and garnered raves from tastemakers including The FADER, NYLON, Consequence, Stereogum, and V Magazine. Vincent Catel (Hermès, Dior) directed a brilliant video for the song.

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