(October 11, 2024) The year 2024 has been one bursting with creativity and filled with history for Nicolay, who comprises one half of the innovative duo The Foreign Exchange. Just to recap, FE celebrated the 20th anniversary of their debut album Connected this year and their song “The Grey” was featured in the ESPN “30 For 30” documentary “False Positive.” By starting the imprint FE Music, Nicolay and Phonte added record label executives to their many titles.
FE Music’s roster includes artists who will be instantly familiar with the band’s longtime fans such as Sy Smith, Carlitta Durand, Carmen Rodgers, Darien Brockington, as well as newcomers like BeMyFiasco. Those names and more contribute to Terra Firma, the new album by Nicolay.
Terra Firma dropped on Oct. 8, and “Light Another One,” the lead single is featured in this First Listen. The single features vocals by Phonte, Durand, BeMyFiasco, Brockington and JJ. It’s a smooth and funky bit of storytelling about a romantic encounter that takes place on a lazy Saturday afternoon. The ensemble details the ideal rendezvous from the time the phone rings and a lady asks if she can fall through, to the moment the scene shifts to the bedroom and many intimate activities that take place there. Check out Nicolay’s new cut “Light Another One” here.’’
By Howard Dukes