Anjimile’s You’re Free to Go: Finding Liberation in Tenderness

North Carolina singer/songwriter Anjimile is dropping his new album “You’re Free to Go” on March 13th via 4AD. Produced by Brad Cook (Waxahatchee, Mavis Staples), “You’re Free to Go” sees Anjimile expanding worlds of existence, tapping into the Black trans experience and pushing the societal boundaries of love and life in the search for true freedom.
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Love, like life, should always be in movement. This includes the love for your partners and the love for yourself. On the track “Waits for Me,” Anjimile sings “when I was a little girl, I wanted to be free,” and “When I was a little boy, I wanted to be real.” He moves through feeling and memory, singing “it comes in waves” over fuzzy sounds and dreamy chords that echo the bodily sensations we experience while reflecting on the past.
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In the song “Ready or Not”, he sings over soft and soulful notes while crossing an emotional bridge through his lyrics, letting his world know he’s here to stay. There’s a nostalgic hint of Tracy Chapman’s gentle work here, hypnotic in the most beautiful way. On the track “Destroying You,” Anjimile uses disruptive chord changes that force you to sit with the discomfort, and you’ll be glad you did.
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From beginning to the end of “You’re Free to Go,” Anjimile applies his lyrical storytelling to crumble the worn-down walls our culture has built around our relationships and identities. What is left is an open space big enough for all of us.

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