redveil - water 2 fire tour

Thurs, May 11,2023

redveil - water 2 fire tour

Support:

• femdot.

• D'mari Harris

Doors: 7PM | Show 8PM

Tickets: General Admission Advance $20 | Day of Show $25

Come and Take it Live

2015 E Riverside Dr bldg 4

Austin, TX 78741

Having a foot in two different worlds isn’t an easy balancing act, but it’s one that DMV

rapper-producer redveil pulls off gracefully. With new project learn 2 swim that came out April

20th, he establishes himself as a torchbearer for hip-hop’s progressive, vulnerable future whose

triumphant, soulful beats tie back to the great records of the ‘90s and early ‘00s.

“Feeling like you’re not 100 percent into any group can feel uncomfortable, but you can really

spin it into a beautiful thing and reach more people than you would have being in one or the

other,” he says.

Songs like “new info” and “p.g. baby” crackle with warm samples and pointed, purposeful

rapping. Meanwhile “shoulder” and “working on it” recall redveil’s underground roots, featuring

heady, baritone raps exploring themes of grief and personal acceptance. “Diving board” is the

record’s thesis statement, a triumphant coming-of-age anthem that plays off of redveil’s

recurring use of water as a motif to explore life’s fluidity.

“I create worlds filled with sunshine and water,” Marcus says of the sonic landscapes he aims to

craft with his music and it’s clear his auter abilities have grown tremendously since breaking out

with 2019’s Bittersweet Cry and 2020’s Niagara. Each time redveil goes away, he emerges with

a new skill, and on learn 2 swim that’s a heightened knack for hooks and richer song structuring.

redveil has high-profile opening gigs with Denzel Curry and Freddie Gibbs this year and wrote

much of learn 2 swim with the goal of thrilling live audiences. With this new record, he’s made

something people can really luxuriate in and feel affirmed by, like a day spent beachside with

loved ones.