Today, VINSON — a Detroit native whose shadowy and futuristic sound reverberates with the pulse of Detroit musical innovators from Motown to The Belleville Three, Slum Village, Bruiser Brigade, and beyond — announces RAW HONEY, his debut album out April 24.

Accompanying the album announcement is “Raw Honey,” a moody and anticipatory string of late night come-ons purred over a clattering J Dilla-style shuffle.

As VINSON shares: “I wanted to capture the potent mix of lust and curiosity that lead to a passionate tension, maybe a slow burn of romance like being on a bender, but a bender of lust and romance. The production captures that build with the guitars building on top of the low end. Driving fast, maybe ready to crash out, but you reach your destination safely and smooth. Something that locks you in the present but, you def calling shorty back in the future cuz it was that sweet. And thats what RAW HONEY as a whole represents; something sweet, medicinal that takes time to filter and refine.”

Listen to “Raw Honey” here.

Through a prismatic swirl of soul, R&B, hip hop, techno, and house, RAW HONEY invites listeners into VINSON’s psychic reality: the carnal sensations of sex and liquor, sobering reflections on heartbreak and Black struggle, and the insidious ever-presence of systems that dictate life beyond individual control. Mixed and mastered by Jake Viator at Stones Throw Studios, it’s a sumptuously rendered opening statement from an artist whose beguiling combination of bass-heavy future-soul and evocative slice-of-life lyrical flashes demands serious headphone listening.

Pre-order / Pre-save RAW HONEY here.

Earlier this year, VINSON shared “Liquor Brown,” a slow-simmering serving of intoxicated deep house infatuation. Watch the “Liquor Brown” video here.

A Detroit native, VINSON grew up steeped in the city’s rich musical history. While techno and ghettotech filled the radio waves throughout his youth, he also was also exposed to the rich history of soul music as his uncles were apart of Motown era singing groups The Four Tops and The Contours. After moving to Los Angeles in 2019 to make the music work and get in-tune with himself, VINSON quickly got immersed in the underground alternative and hip hop scenes, opening shows for Black Milk, Ghostface Killah, and DUCKWRTH, and collaborating with Open Mike Eagle, Bruiser Wolf, Nappy Nina, and more. In the short time since his move, VINSON has released a series of acclaimed projects (Loose Rap, SoftSweetRadical, Break A Sweat, Knowledge of Self, Rhythmic Pool) and curates a quarterly showcase of alternative artists called Good Company, whose participants have included The Koreatown Oddity, Qu’ran Shaheed, and Silas Short.