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Jordan Rakei
Rakei performing at the Lowlands Festival in 2018
Rakei performing at the Lowlands Festival in 2018
Background information
Also known asDan Kye
Born (1992-05-23) May 23, 1992 (age 31)
Tokoroa, New Zealand
OriginBrisbane, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • guitar
Years active2013–present
Labels
Websitejordanrakei.com

Jordan Rakei (born 23 May 1992) is a New Zealand-Australian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer currently based in London, United Kingdom.[1] Rakei has also released and performed under the moniker Dan Kye.[2]

Early life[edit]

Rakei was born in 1992 in the small town of Tokoroa on New Zealand's North Island to a white New Zealand mother[3] and a Māori Cook Islands father.[4][5] At the age of three, Rakei and his family moved to Brisbane, Australia. He lived in Brisbane until he made the move to London in 2015.[6][7]

Music career[edit]

2013–2016: Early career and debut album[edit]

Rakei's first releases were Live at Recording Oasis and Franklin's Room EPs in 2013, self-released, aged 21 years old.[8][9] Less than a year later in 2014, Rakei releases, Groove Curse EP,[10] was the first release on the Soul Has No Tempo label.[11] Less than a year after this EP, he made the move to London.

After working with artists such as FKJ and Tom Misch, in December 2015 he was part of a Grammy nomination[12] for his work on Disclosure's track "Masterpiece", released on their 2015 album Caracal.[13][14]

Rakei released his debut album Cloak through his own label, 4101 Records on 3 June 2016.[15] Later that year, he unveiled his dancefloor alias Dan Kye,[16] and released his first EP, titled Joy, Ease, Lightness,[17] on Rhythm Section records.[18]

2017–2020: Wallflower and subsequent releases[edit]

On 6 June 2017, it was announced that Rakei had signed to Ninja Tune records and would be releasing his next album with them.[19] With this announcement came the release of his new single "Sorceress".[20] Later that month, he made his Glastonbury Festival live debut on the Pussy Parlure stage.[21]

On 22 September 2017, Wallflower was released on Ninja Tune. Wallflower was later shortlisted for Best Australian Album in the 2017 Australian Music Prize.[22]

A tour of North America in spring 2018 included a performance at SXSW Festival and a live session for Jason Bentley's radio show on KCRW.[23][24][25]

In 2018, Rakei released the single "Wildfire", released on 10 May 2018,[26] and also provided the vocals on the 2018 Nightmares on Wax track "Typical".

On 26 February 2019, Rakei released "Mind's Eye", the first single from his then unannounced third album.[27] On 23 April 2019, Rakei announced this new album, titled Origin, and released a new single from it, "Say Something".[28] The album was released on 14 June 2019.[29] Rakei supported the record with a series on music festival dates in Summer 2019 and then began a subsequent world tour, beginning that August in Brisbane and ending in November 2019 in Brooklyn, New York.[30] During the tour, he recorded a set for NPR Music's "Tiny Desk Concerts" series which was published online on 13 January 2020.[31]

2021–present: What We Call Life and The Loop[edit]

In September 2021, Rakei's fourth studio album What We Call Life was released, preceded by four singles. Rakei said the album is his "most vulnerable and intimate album to date"; something that he attributes to listening to singer-songwriters like Laura Marling, Scott Matthews, Joni Mitchell and John Martyn while writing the record.[32]

In January 2024, Rakei announced that his fifth studio album, The Loop, would be released on 10 May of the same year.[33]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[34]
Cloak —
Wallflower
  • Released: 22 September 2017[36]
  • Label: Ninja Tune (ZEN245)
  • Format: Digital download, CD, 2×LP, streaming
 —
Origin
  • Released: 14 June 2019[37][38]
  • Label: Ninja Tune (ZEN256)
  • Format: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming
 —
What We Call Life
  • Released: 17 September 2021[39]
  • Label: Ninja Tune (ZEN276)
  • Format: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming
 54
The Loop
  • Released: 10 May 2024[33]
  • Label: Decca Records
  • Format: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming
 36

Compilation albums[edit]

Title Details
Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei
  • Released: 9 March 2021[40]
  • Format: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming

Extended plays[edit]

Title Details
Live at Recording Oasis
Franklin's Room
  • Released: 26 September 2013[42]
  • Label: Jordan Rakei
  • Format: Digital download
Groove Curse
  • Released: 15 August 2014[43]
  • Label: 4101/ Soul Has No Tempo (SHNT001)
  • Format: Digital download, 12" Vinyl
Live at Metropolis Studios
  • Released: 21 November 2021
  • Label: Ninja Tune
  • Format: Digital download
Bruises
  • Released: 4 March 2022
  • Label: Ninja Tune
  • Format: Digital download

Singles[edit]

Title Year Album
"The Light"[44] 2015 Cloak
"Talk to Me"[45] 2016
"Blame it On the Youth"[46]
"Midnight Mischief"[47]
"Rooftop"[48] 2017
"Rocksteady" (with United Vibrations & Bad Milk)[49] non-album single
"Sorceress"[50] Wallflower
"Goodbyes"[51]
"Wallflower" (featuring Kaya Thomas-Dyke)[52]
"Eye to Eye"[53] 2018
"Wildfire"[54] Origin
"Faded" (with Richard Spaven)[55] non-album singles
"Ottolenghi" (with Loyle Carner)[56]
"Reality" (with Noah Slee)[57]
"Mind's Eye"[58] 2019 Origin
"Say Something"[59]
"Wind Parade"[60] 2020 Bluenote Re:imagined
"Lover, You Should've Come Over"[61] 2021 Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei
"Family"[62] What We Call Life
"Send My Love"[63]
"Clouds"[64]
"Unguarded"[32]
"Shadows"(with Bonobo)[65] Fragments
"Bruises"[66] 2022 Bruises
"Flowers"[67] 2023 The Loop
"Freedom"[68] 2024
"Learning"
"Friend or Foe"

Awards and nominations[edit]

AIR Awards[edit]

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
AIR Awards of 2020[69][70] Origin Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP Nominated

APRA Awards[edit]

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2023 "Send My Love" Most Performed R&B / Soul Work Nominated [71]

Australian Music Prize[edit]

The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The commenced in 2005.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2017 Wallflower Australian Music Prize Nominated [72][73]

J Awards[edit]

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2016 himself Double J Artist of the Year Nominated [74]

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External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Rakei

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