Six-time Grammy winner PJ Morton has announced his new album, Saturday Night, Sunday Morning.
Set for release on June 19th, the double album is split into two: one half of R&B (Saturday Night), one half of Gospel (Sunday Morning). Each record features “nine new songs that seamlessly coexist, breaking down the barriers of sound, culture, and genre that he has always sought to defy.”
Sharing the same title as his acclaimed memoir, the album reflects his life story into “a collection of music defined by unity and duality, independence and interconnectedness, exploration and introspection.” The entire project was recorded at his own historic Studio In The Country in rural Bogalusa, LA. Amazingly, both Saturday Night and Sunday Morning run exactly 29:14 in length.
In a statement, Morton expressed his excitement about his latest album.
“I’d always been made to choose. Growing up in church, I loved gospel music. You could feel it in your soul. But R&B and soul music, that got me too. There was always an unspoken rule that you had to choose one or the other,” Morton said. “But is that a true reflection of life? Are we all one thing all the time? Is the soundtrack the same for having a worship experience with God as it is for falling in love?
”I’ve been fortunate enough to exist in many of these spaces authentically. I was the same person when I wrote ‘Let Go Let God’ as I was when I wrote ‘Say So.’ I didn’t want to choose this time. I’m both Saturday Night and Sunday Morning,” he continued.
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In promotion of the project, Morton has upcoming performances at the French Quarter Festival, the Atlanta Jazz Festival, the AFRAM Festival, and the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre. Also, will make his solo debut at Rock in Rio.