Butterfly Ali previews his new EP with the soulful new single 'Truth Is', out May 19th
With his previously shared singles ‘Pray For ‘Em’ and ‘Testimony’ gathering huge support from the likes of American Songwriter, EARMILK, The Independent, WONDERLAND, WordPlay Magazine, RECORD OF THE DAY, Grit Daily, ATWOOD MAGAZINE, Spindle, YUCK MAGAZINE, The Hidden Hits and much more in recent months, fast-rising artist Butterfly Ali now continues the support for his eagerly-awaited debut EP ‘Preacher’s Kid’ with the soulful new offering ‘Truth Is’.
While his offerings to date have had a more lively and upbeat direction to them, ‘Truth Is’ offers a more humbled and solemn side to his sound. Channelling a more R&B-laden approach to his smooth and seductive direction, his newest gem looks to highlight his more heartfelt demeanour, creating a more diverse and textured intention throughout.
Speaking about the new song, he said, "Truth Is, is a song & music video that I wanted to create about the media, politics, & systemic racism. My thoughts on how we, as a people, are just expected to believe/digest any twisted information we may be given about any over publicized news heading. How the world we live in can promote such a false reality at times. I wanted to promote the consideration of where we should go from here. Within all the mess we’ve created as a country. I didn’t want to shy away from heavy thoughts & concerns in this song, & wanted to open up more conversations through the vehicle of music. Extremely thankful to Aaron Kellim & Brian Kops for helping me create this narrative."
‘Preacher’s Kid’ Tracklist:
Testimony
Pray For’Em
Truth Is
Butterfly Ali
Ain’t Ready For Me
Having already made a name for himself as a renowned actor after appearing in recurring roles for hit TV shows such as Pretty Little Liars, The Rookie and Glee, vocalist and songwriter Titus Makin aka Butterfly Ali has also been making a huge impression on the music scene of late with his previously shared singles ‘5 Minutes, ‘Rose’, ‘Righteous’ and most recently ‘Pray For ‘Em’.
Graduating from the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, Titus relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his acting and musical career on a professional level.
Titus has worked with multiple music and acting industry professionals due to his time on Fox's hit show Glee and tour engagements related to Glee: Live. The frontman has also starred in CW's Star-Crossed and hit shows such as Pretty Little Liars, Grey's Anatomy, Hulu's The Path, among others, and is currently playing the character Jackson West on ABC's The Rookie.
As an artist, Butterfly Ali (Titus) cites Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Pharrell Williams, Cee Lo Green, Bill Withers and Andre 3000 as some of his musical inspirations. His sound has been described as mainstream soul, coupled with funk and pop undertones and has written with and been produced by some of the industry's top producers including New Beat Fund, Jake Scott, Aaron Kellim and David Hodges (Evanescence, Christina Perri, Kelly Clarkson).
Raised in a military household of all jazz, funk, soul and blues music, it is Butterfly Ali's goal to keep the oldies alive and relevant. There's no doubt that he is a rising, multi-skilled artist to watch closely in 2021.
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