Genesis Owusu has never looked interested in taking the straight road, and new single LIFE KEEPS GOING only reinforces that instinct. The latest preview of forthcoming third album REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE arrives with swagger, urgency and enough rhythmic force to rearrange the furniture around it.
Driven by a gritty drum and bass pulse, “LIFE KEEPS GOING” hits with movement from the outset. Across sharp, purposeful verses, Owusu turns his attention to time, momentum and the stubborn refusal of life to move neatly. Rather than resisting the chaos, he draws energy from it, finding strength in disorder and motion.
The accompanying video, filmed at Black Star Square in Ghana, gives the track an added sense of scale. Built as a monument to independence and collective identity, the setting mirrors the song’s wider themes of resilience and unity. It is a striking visual match for an artist who has always understood the power of image as much as sound.
The upcoming album is described as a record of contradictions: experimental yet cohesive, desolate yet ecstatic, unflinching yet open-hearted. That duality has long powered Genesis Owusu’s best work, where deep funk, neo soul, Brit rock and alt-pop influences collide without ever sounding crowded. Earlier previews including PIRATE RADIO, DEATH CULT ZOMBIE and STAMPEDE have already built strong momentum across BBC 6 Music, KEXP, KCRW and triple j.
Backseat Mafia caught Owusu at Harvest Festival last year, where his live command underlined what the records only hint at: charisma, precision and total commitment. Few performers of his generation understand how to turn ambition into something tangible quite so effectively.
If “LIFE KEEPS GOING” is the latest signpost, REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE may yet become another bold leap forward for one of Australia’s most inventive voices.
