New York City songwriter Yaya Bey has announced Ten Fold, the full-length follow-up to 2022’s Remember Your North Star. It’s arriving May 10 on Big Dada, and Bey is previewing the record with lead single “chasing the bus.”
The song is a silky, low-riding piece of R&B, with Bey unspooling herself over shimmering keys and a sinewy bass line. It comes attached to a self-directed and self-choreographed video that finds Bey dancing in a drafty, warmly lit warehouse loft space.
"'chasing the bus' has a double meaning," Bey said of the new single. "On the surface, it’s about being taken for granted in a romantic relationship. Being slept on and underestimated. But beyond the surface, it’s a metaphor for how I feel in so many spaces in the industry and it’s sort of an affirmation for myself or a reminder to let go of validation or the lack thereof. To exist regardless because I have to."
Last year, Bey released the Exodus the North Star EP. Check out the "chasing the bus" video and see the Ten Fold tracklist below.
Ten Fold:
1. crying through my teeth
2. the evidence
3. chrysanthemums
4. sir princess bad bitch
5. east coast mami
6. chasing the bus
7. all around los angeles
8. slow dancing in the kitchen
9. so fantastic
10. eric adams on the club
11. me and my niggas
12. iloveyoufrankiebeverly
13. career day
14. carl thomas sliding down the wall
15. yvette’s cooking show
16. let go
