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Jana Rush announces new project 'Dark Humor'

This is accompanied by new track 'Lonely' featuring DJ PayPal

Chicago footwork artist Jana Rush has announced a new mini-album titled 'Dark Humor'. This comes alongside new jazz-infused single 'Lonely' featuring DJ PayPal.

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'Dark Humor' follows Jana Rush's successful 2021 project 'Painful Enlightenment'.

This upcoming mini-album spans across 7-tracks and features remixes from her last full-length album 'Painful Enlightenment' and from her 2017 debut EP 'Pariah' as well as some new percussion-heavy tracks with deep basslines.

The description of the mix says: "The remaining tracks are all new compositions with Jana concentrating on a more manic, dancefloor-focused style with punchy, panicked vocals, hip-hop beats and humorous, self-effacing samples, all amounting to a worthy follow-up to one of the most innovative releases of last year."

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Accompanying “Lonely” is a music video directed by Wills Glasspiegel, who said: "'Lonely' was shot largely on Lower Wacker Drive (LWD) in downtown Chicago in 2021. It's an iconic space for several reasons that may not be apparent to someone less familiar with Chicago.

"I was thinking of the underground space as the deep subconsciousness of Chicago. So there's a sense of house music history that's rooted there in that labyrinthian space."

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You can watch the music video for 'Lonely' below.

'Dark Humour' is due to be March 25 via Planet Mu.

Checkout the full tracklist for 'Dark Humor':

01 Suicidal Ideation (Aural Hallucinations Mix)

02 Don’t Want No Dick

03 Break It Remix

04 Lonely [ft. DJ Paypal]

05 Unk

06 Clown

07 Make Bitches Cum

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Aneesa Ahmed is Mixmag's Digital Intern, follow her on Twitter