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Today Brooklyn global recording artist and producer, Kota the Friend<\/a><\/strong>, released his single, \u2018Father\u2019s Day\u2019<\/a><\/strong>, just in time for the Father\u2019s Day weekend. The single is a song from his upcoming album,\u00a0MEMO<\/a><\/strong>, which will be released in ealry July 2022. A proud dad himself, the new track pays homage to single fathers who do their best to raise children and stay in their children\u2019s lives, with love, despite various negative forces.<\/p>\n

Over chill, moody guitar chords,\u00a0with lots of open space for moving vocals, \u2018Father\u2019s Day\u2019\u00a0<\/em>sees Kota exploring the beautiful aspects of fatherhood, while ruing the pressure that cold women, social media gossip, and false narratives can place on a single dad just doing his best. \u201cFatherhood\u2019s a gift when you really present. \/And you gone\u2019 miss a lot of shit if you ain\u2019t pay attention.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Kota stated,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u201c<\/em>My goal is to create an incredible body of work. My life experiences are real and are the life experiences of hundreds of thousands, and in some cases even millions of people around the world. These experiences are not unique to me, but I have the unique opportunity to put these experiences into my music in a way that we can all relate.\u201d Kota added, \u201cI want to say Happy Father\u2019s Day to all fathers who are there for their kids, but who are still vilified and unappreciated. This song is for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2018Father\u2019s Day\u2019 is available on\u00a0all platforms<\/strong><\/a> including Spotify, Apple Music, and every other platform where you listen to music. The release also includes an Official Video<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on YouTube, which shows Kota interacting with little Kota at various ages.<\/p>\n

Kota the Friend will be headlining in New York City at Flight Night (NYC) at Sony Hall<\/strong>, Friday July 22<\/strong> and Saturday July 23<\/strong>.\u00a0 The first show on Friday is Sold Out. FLTBYS added a second show for Saturday July 23<\/a>, which is expected to sell out as well.\u00a0 Tickets are available here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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