‘LIFE KEEPS GOING’ Is the Latest Single From Genesis Owusu’s Upcoming New Album
REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE is set for release in May.
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As excitement builds for the release of Genesis Owusu’s hotly anticipated third studio album, REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE, out Friday 15 May via OURNESS, the Ghanaian-Australian auteur has shared new single ‘LIFE KEEPS GOING’.
A punchy club track with a rich DnB beat, Owusu says of the song, “The world hasn’t ended yet. We’re still moving, we’re still jumping, we’re still living, and so we shall continue. Through rain, shine, exploitation and warfare. We, the people, will always stubbornly persist, and hopefully persist hand in hand.”
REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE comprises 15 genre-bending tracks, including the previously released singles ‘PIRATE RADIO’, ‘DEATH CULT ZOMBIE’ and ‘STAMPEDE’
Speaking on the album, Owusu says, “I started writing this album because I was seeing so much of the world and watching what was happening. I felt like I had something important to say. I was writing this almost for necessity because there were so many people not saying what needed to be said. I feel like I’m a student of Nina Simone, and she said, ‘The purpose of an artist is to reflect the times they live in’.”
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Owusu has also announced the RED STAR WU’S PIRATE RADIO tour, which includes seven dates across Australia this May. The tour kicks off the day before Owusu’s new record drops on Thursday 14 May at Newcastle’s Bar On The Hill.
He then celebrates the album’s release day in his hometown of Canberra at UC Refectory on Friday 15 May, followed by concerts at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Sunday 17 May, Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Monday 18 May, Melbourne’s Forum on Thursday 21 May and Adelaide’s Thebarton Theatre on Saturday 23 May, with the final show of the tour taking place at Perth’s Ice Cream Factory on Tuesday 26 May.
Tickets for all shows are on sale now via frontiertouring.com.
‘LIFE KEEPS GOING’ by Genesis Owusu is out now. Listen here. REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE is out Friday 15 May via OURNESS. Pre-order/pre-save here. Catch Genesis Owusu performing at Thebarton Theatre on Saturday 23 May. Ticketing information is available at frontiertouring.com.
Genesis Owusu RED STAR WU’S PIRATE RADIO Australian Tour Dates 2026
Thursday 14 May – Bar On The Hill, Newcastle, NSW 18+
Friday 15 May – UC Refectory, Canberra, ACT 18+
Sunday 17 May – The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD 18+
Monday 18 May – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW Lic. All Ages
Thursday 21 May – Forum Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 18+
Saturday 23 May – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA Lic. All Ages
Tuesday 26 May – Ice Cream Factory, Perth, WA 18+
