This is just the right amount of trippy to wrap up the workweek.

Joyce Wrice, whom I've always adored for her outworldly approach to r&b, joined Ivan Ave for this soothing piece - "Guest List Etiquette". Ivan explains the meaning behind it:

Joyce and I wanted to sing a duet, so I wrote this ballad about an existential aspect of the nightlife: to be or not to be, on the guest list. I take on the roll of both sides, first the caller who needs to cut in line, and then the artist who tries to explain why the guest list is closed. Joyce is trying to set boundaries on the hook. Boundaries are important. Devin Morrison and Mndsgn made the beat, and goddamn, what a beat it is…

The track is accompanied by a dreamy music video, shot during a couple of cloudy summer days in Oslo. Dive in:

posted by Nasko
April 2020