As we asked this past June when we had some tickets to give away to see Mr. K—are you guys following TVD’s Idelic Hour, our weekly podcast series which arrives at the tail end of every week? Host Jon Sidel was onto Michael Kiwanuka well over a year ago. In fact, MK held the Idelic Single of the Week spot.
It’s sweet acoustic soul/R&B with spirit and swagger with a voice of conviction. But you needn’t believe me. John Mayer recently noted on his Tumblr, “Just saw [Michael Kiwanuka] play a song called “I’m Getting Ready” on David Letterman tonight. I was dumbfounded. What a voice. What a song. What a vibe. What a soul…”
To suitably convince you, we’ve got the 7″ single from his debut LP, Home Again, released only this week, to put in the hands of one of you.
How to win the 7″ single, you ask?
As mentioned, Sidel turned me onto Michael a year or more ago. Simply tell us in the comments a similar tale of being tipped off to a great act way before their time in the spotlight, and the most ahead of the curve response will find the 7″ in his or her (North American!) mailbox.
We’ll choose one winner a week from today, 7/27!
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Michael Kiwanuka Upcoming Tour Dates
August 2, 2012 – Chicago, IL – Metro
August 3, 2012 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
August 7, 2012 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
August 11, 2012 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands
August 13, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
August 14, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
September 18, 2012 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
September 19, 2012 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
September 20, 2012 – Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
September 23, 2012 – Detroit, MI – Magic Bag
September 25, 2012 – Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe
September 26, 2012 – Chicago, IL – Park West
September 28, 2012 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Café
October 01, 2012 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
October 04, 2012 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
October 05, 2012 – Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market
October 06, 2012 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
October 07, 2012 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
October 09, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA – John Anson Ford
October 13, 2012 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
