Yaya Bey

The Things I Can’t Take With Me is the newest release from multidisciplinary artist and singer-songwriter Yaya Bey, out on April 9th. The self-produced, six-track EP follows her last album, 2020’s intimate and political Madison Tapes, which received critical praise from Pitchfork (7.7), FADER, Afropunk, Noisey, and more. Following the same spirit of her previous projects, The Things I Can’t Take With Me searches the deeply personal and refreshingly honest truths of Black womanhood and love. The project’s first single “fxck it then” radiates as an affirmative anthem for rediscovering your shine, reminding everyone that Yaya Bey “ain’t average.” It’s accompanied by new collage work created by Yaya herself, and a music video directed by Morgan B. Powell. “The video was a true labor of love,” Bey said, describing the visuals as “an ode to hood joints.” The nostalgic super 8 film aesthetic features styling by Alexea Brown and glimpses into Bey’s polaroid photography. On the upcoming EP, Bey works her way through a breakup that triggered the deepest of wounds: the childhood trauma that resurfaces in our relationships. The Things I Can’t Take With Me is out on April 9th on Big Dada.