KeiyaA just shared that a brand new album called Hooke’s Law is dropping on October 31 with XL.
The music video for “Take It” just landed, and it’s full of shadows and moodiness—she worked with Caity Arthur to direct it, and you can totally feel their style in every frame. KeiyaA explained, “An album about the journey of self love, from an angle that isn’t all affirmations and capitalistic self-care. It’s not a linear story with a moral at the end. It’s more of a cycle, a spiral—it’s Hooke’s law.” She’s digging into what it’s like to feel angry, let down, or not fit into what people expect, especially for fat, Black, brown, and dark-skinned women. She also talks about wanting things, making mistakes, and always trying to figure herself out.
After Forever, Ya Girl came out in 2020, KeiyaA kept going, dropping “Camille’s Daughter” in 2022 and even putting on a live show called Milk Thot in New York. Every track on this new album was written, sung, and produced by her, and she played every instrument, which is pretty wild. One of the songs you might know already is “Stupid Prizes,” and there’s a whole bunch more on the tracklist.
Fans think it’s cool when artists do everything themselves.
Here’s the full list of songs on Hooke’s Law:
01 Waltz d’Hethert
02 I H8 U
03 Stupid Prizes
04 Take It
05 Be Quiet!!!
06 Think About It / What U Think?
07 K.I.S.S.
08 Make Good
09 This Time [ft. Rahrah Gabor]
10 Lateeee
11 Get Close 2 Me
12 Fire Sign Oath
13 Motions
14 Motions (Reprise)
15 Break It
16 Thirsty
17 Devotions
18 Nobody Show
19 Until We Meet Again
Sometimes I wonder if musicians eat snacks in the studio or just forget about food when they get really into making music.
