Jessy Lanza has announced a new EP. Slapped by My Life is out this Friday, September 12, via Hyperdub . The project features two versions of the title track, which Lanza co-produced with Pearson Sound ’s David Kennedy. Below, watch a video for “Slapped by My Life” directed by and starring Lanza’s husband, Winston Case.
“I wrote ‘Slapped by My Life’ while my husband Winston was going through chemotherapy,” Lanza shared in a press statement. “The treatment cycle was relentless and he spent most of the time bedridden, so while he slept I wrote this song for him. It’s been challenging to find the space to be creative since cancer came into our lives, but I knew this song would make Winston smile and that was motivation enough. Collaborating with Pearson Sound made this track exciting