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Deeply steeped in the confusion, grief, and rage of being Black in America, \u003cem\u003eThe King\u003c\/em\u003e pushes back against the tired adage, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,” hissing, “What don’t kill you almost killed you\/\/ What don’t fill you\/\/pains you\/\/ drains you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“If \u003cem\u003eGiver Taker\u003c\/em\u003e was an album of prayers, \u003cem\u003eThe King\u003c\/em\u003e is an album of curses.” In his second album, \u003cstrong\u003eAnjimile\u003c\/strong\u003e continues exploring what it means to be a Black trans person in America. The brutally honest reflection of 2020’s deadly summer is less reminiscent of the pink cloud of early sobriety and more rooted in the reality of seeing brutality with clear eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from influences ranging from religion, Phillip Glass, and lived experiences, the album is a grand step forward for \u003cstrong\u003eAnjimile\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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Anjimile Chithambo (they\/them, he\/him) wrote much of the album while in treatment for drug and alcohol abuse, as well as while in the process of living morefully as a nonbinary trans person. Loss hovers over the album, whose songs grieve for lost friends (\u003ci\u003eGiver Taker\u003c\/i\u003e) and family members (\u003ci\u003e1978\u003c\/i\u003e) along with lost selves (\u003ci\u003eMaker, Baby No More, In Your Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e.) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach song on the album is its own micro-journey, adding up to a transformative epic cycle created in collaboration with bandmate Justine Bowe of Photocomfort and New-York based artist\/producer Gabe Goodman. \u003ci\u003e1978 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMaker \u003c\/i\u003eboth begin as Sufan Stevens-esque pastoral ballads with Chithambo’s mesmerizing voice foregrounded against minimal instrumentation and swell into the realm of the majestic through the addition of warm, steady instrumentation (informed by the mix of 80’s pop and African music Chithambo’s Malawi-born parents played around the house) and harmonies by Bowe. \u003ci\u003eIn Your Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e starts out hushed and builds to a crescendo via a mighty chorus inspired by none other than The Lion King. The allusion is fitting: each song encapsulates a heroic voyage, walked alone until accompanied by kindred souls.The choirs present throughout are equally deliberate. Chithambo grew up as a choir boy himself, and several songs (notably \u003ci\u003eMaker\u003c\/i\u003e) grasp not only towards reconciliation between his trans identity and his parents’ strong religious beliefs, but towards reclaiming his trans identity as an essential part of his own spirituality. There is a boldness to this borrowing and shaping, a resoluteness that results from passing through hardship and emerging brighter, steadier. 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The album’s songs bloom naturally, grounded in warm acoustic guitars, subtle synth textures, lush string arrangements, and delicate rhythmic layers. Collaborative efforts with musicians Nathan Stocker (Hippo Campus), Matt McCaughan (Bon Iver), and guest vocalist Sam Beam (Iron and Wine) – a personal hero of Anjimile whose music deeply influenced the album even before his involvement – cultivate an exploratory yet intimate atmosphere, perfectly aligned with Anjimile’s nuanced storytelling.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"\u003eAnjimile (ann-JIM-uh-lee) Chithambo has forged a distinctive musical path characterised by unflinching introspection and deep honesty. 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