Psychodrama

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Predicted to chart at number five midweek, Psychodrama debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling a combined 26,390 album-equivalent units.

Reviewing the album for AllMusic, David Crone stated that the album "has all the makings of a generational classic. The album was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of at least 300,000 copies in the UK. Packing dense lyricism, poignant introspection, and resonant production into a neatly compiled concept, Dave's debut album is the product of a MC beyond his years, standing firmly among the Godfathers and Made in the Manors as one of the strongest British rap albums of the decade.

The second single to the album, “Streatham,” was released March 8th, 2019, and the third single “Location” was released June 15th, 2019, with all three songs releasing accompanying music videos as well. Coinciding with the album's release, Dave released another single, "Streatham" on 7 March, via a music video.

Manon Grandjean, my long-standing engineer, beautifully captured Dave’s piano, guitars, drums and vocals at my studio in Fulham. Dave revealed the tracklist to the album on March 3rd, 2019—the project houses features from Burna Boy, J Hus, and Ruelle.

On the 15th of March 2019, PSYCHODRAMA debuted on the UK Charts at Number 1, marking this as Dave’s first project to reach the top spot. Psychodrama debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and received widespread acclaim from critics, being hailed by some as one of the best albums of the year. While inspirations and general information about the album still remains scarce at the time of writing, it features contributions from Stormzy, Wizkid, Boj, Snoh Aalegra and James Blake. On the 2nd of July The album officially became BRIT Certified Platinum, marking it as Dave’s first Platinum project.

Psychodrama has been referred to as a "concept album", and has a three-act structure; act one is defined as "environment", act two "relationships", and act three "social compass". The 11-minute song "Lesley" details the story of a woman going through an abusive relationship; Dave describes the song as "a story about someone suffering a complete loss of character by being with someone that isn’t good for them. PSYCHODRAMA is the highly anticipated debut studio album from Streatham, South London MC, Dave, and follows the rapper’s 2017 Game Over EP.

The album addresses a number of issues, particularly focusing on Dave's struggles with mental health, namely depression. We do this with social media, marketing, and analytics partners (who may have their own information they’ve collected).

His piano playing and musicality are phenomenal, as well as the diverse influences we both draw from, so it’s a great blend. A routinely great artist, much of Sufjan's universal appeal comes from his skills as a gifted narrator, pairing personal musings on love and devotion with commentary on American culture, whilst welding folk and electronica, the ambient and existential.But most importantly, it is centred around the tough social conditions that confront black working class youth and mental health issues.