Rising star Daniel Caesar is a singer and songwriter from Toronto, Canada. He has certainly made a priority to share his music with the world and is well-known among many, though he is still growing as a professional artist. The 27-year-old has already released two critically acclaimed albums, both Grammy-nominated. His 2017 hit song “Best Part” with H.E.R. helped him significantly in his launch to fame, winning the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance. With inspirations such as Frank Ocean, Jim Morrison and Beyoncé, it is inevitable that Caesar will soon be known as one of the biggest names in the R&B industry.
Artist Background
Daniel Caesar, born as Ashton Dumar Norwill Simmonds, had a rough upbringing which fortunately led him to his career in music. He was raised attending church and listening to soul and gospel. His parents were protective over all other kinds of music and the troubles that the big city might throw at him. When he was only 17 years old, his father had kicked him out of the house after a heated fight. It was then that Caesar was officially on his own to fend for himself. He later decided that it was his calling to pursue his dream of becoming a musician. He released his debut EP Praise Break short after in 2014.
Caesar’s first ever release landed on Rolling Stone’s “20 Best R&B Albums of 2014”, kickstarting his career almost immediately. Things began moving fast, as he quickly released his second EP the following year which contained many hits at the time. His next two albums were then nominated for Grammy awards. He was soon to be featured on Justin Bieber‘s hit track “Peaches”.
Album Announcement
On January 24, 2023, Daniel Caesar posted the anticipated album’s first teaser on Instagram. The post featured an ominous video of a photograph being burned, with text at the end reading “DO YOU LIKE ME?”. The caption on the post merely wrote “Are you ready?”. Fans went ballistic attempting to guess what it all meant.
Soon after, on February 1st he released the music video for “Do You Like Me”. This song is predicted to be featured on the album. Later that month the merch for the album was released. The artist officially announced that ‘NEVER ENOUGH’ would be released on April 7, 2023.
Daniel Caesar has recently released two highly admired singles including “Do You Like Me” and “Let Me Go”. It is appropriate to predict that these tracks have set the scene for the new album and will resemble a similar sound. He is known for his unique approach to his music. He creates songs that effortlessly combine his smooth and soulful tenor with lyrics that fans can connect with. The two recent singles provide fans with a newer sound from Caesar, using a more laid-back energy with vulnerable lyrics.
Predicted Tracklist
Due to recent releases, teasers, and fan predictions, there are already a few songs that have been speculated to be on the new album. The following list of potential tracks is according to Genius Lyrics.
- Do You Like Me?
- Let Me Go
- Brutus Embarks (Unreleased)
- sometimes i’m sad but that’s alright (Unreleased)
- Take It (Unreleased)
- Naive (Unreleased)
As has already been discussed, the first two tracks mentioned have already been released as singles. It has been clearly hinted that these will be major features of the new album ‘NEVER ENOUGH’.
Brutus Embarks (Ocho Ríos) has only been released as a snippet of a song as of now. Not to mention that it was released quite mysteriously. It was the first tease of the musician’s next chapter in his career. Initially, it was posted slyly as a cryptic note on his artist website. It was later released on YouTube in December of 2022.
The rest of these songs remain a mystery. However, fans have picked out subtle hints from all over social media that have made some people certain that each and every one of these songs will be featured on ‘Never Enough’. As the release date quickly approaches, it would not be unlike Caesar to continue tossing small easter eggs and teasers of tracks that may also appear on the new album. Only time will tell.