Amaarae Shares New Single ‘Reckless & Sweet’ + Visuals & Announces Upcoming Album ‘Fountain Baby’

Ghanaian-American musician Amaarae makes her return with ‘Reckless & Sweet’ and teases fans with news of her next album, ‘Fountain Baby’, coming soon via Interscope. 

Launching with a refreshingly new sonic perspective, on this first single Amaarae expertly infuses Arabic and Indian melodies with African drum beats and explores a toxic kind of love. She poetically expresses the heartbreak you feel knowing someone is taking advantage of you.

The single is accompanied by a music video, which tells a subtle story featuring Amaarae as the main protagonist with two lead love interests played by models Leomie Anderson and Monyjok Ngor Deng. The intoxicating video lush with lowlights, spotlights and blue lights against monochrome styling creates an undertone of mysterious sensuality. 

A post millennium nod to the world of high fashion, the video is peppered with iconic moments. A sonic and visual departure from TAYDK, this latest release signifies the start of the next chapter for Amaarae, with more music and details surrounding the album on its way soon.

Speaking on the single, Amaarae says:

“Coming back after so long, I had a lot of time to think and reflect on what I wanted my message to be last time it was about confidence, this time it’s about love and faith. This is my sexiest video to date and what I love most about it is that young black women and men are about to see what our new energy is for 2023 and beyond. Moving forward we’re grown and sexy. We’re going to make sure we always look our best, talk our best, walk our best, and most of all we’re bringing love and romance back! Reckless and Sweet is a sexy song. It’s about being intentional with the ways we make and give love. It’s about finding the inner sensuality and confidence without yourself and sharing that with the world. As an artist that is exactly where I’m at at the moment.”

Stream ‘Reckless & Sweet’ and watch the visuals below: