Yaya Bey Reveals New Album ‘Do It Afraid’ and Tour: Hear the Latest Tracks Now!

Just one year after the debut of Ten Fold, Yaya Bey, the singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, is set to release a new album titled Do It Afraid, which will be available on June 20 through Drink Sum Wtr. This rapid release follows with fresh singles including “Dream Girl” and “Wake Up B*tch,” with “Dream Girl” also featuring a music video. Both tracks are available for listening below.

The album Do It Afraid marks a shift towards more dance-oriented music in Yaya Bey’s body of work. This new direction was hinted at in her earlier single “Merlot and Grigio,” which includes Father Philis. The album boasts collaborations with various artists such as rapper and songwriter Rahrah Gabor, producer Exactly, jazz group Butcher Brown, and vocalist and keyboard player Nigel Hall.

Following the album’s release, Yaya Bey will embark on a headlining tour across the United States. After performing at the Governors Ball Music Festival, she will visit cities such as Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle, among others, concluding the brief tour on September 27 in Los Angeles. Below is a complete schedule of her tour dates.

Learn more about Yaya Bey’s previous work Remember Your North Star in the feature “The 100 Best Albums of the 2020s So Far.”

Do It Afraid:

01 Wake Up B*tch
02 End of the World [ft. Nigel Hall and Butcher Brown]
03 Real Yearners Unite
04 Cindy Rella
05 Raisins
06 Spin Cycle
07 Dream Girl
08 Merlot and Grigio [ft. Father Philis]
09 Breakthrough
10 A Surrender
11 In a Circle
12 Aye Noche [ft. Rahrah Gabor and Exaktly]
13 No for Real, WTF?
14 Blicky
15 Ask the Questions
16 Bella Noches Pt. 1
17 A Tiny Thing That’s Mine
18 Choice

Yaya Bey:

06-07 New York, NY – Governor’s Ball Music Festival
09-10 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
09-11 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
09-12 Brooklyn, NY – 99 Scott
09-13 Washington, DC – Union Stage
09-16 Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
09-18 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
09-19 Urbana, IL – PYGMALION
09-23 Seattle, WA – Neumos
09-24 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
09-26 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
09-27 Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room