Choker Returns With 'Heaven Ain't Sold' After 7-Year Hiatus

Summary

• Choker returns after seven years with the 11-track LP Heaven Ain’t Sold, a deeply personal project reflecting his growth and regained self-trust.

• The album features his signature genre-blending sound, moving from soulful acapella and piano ballads to trap-influenced production and ambient synths.

Following a 7-year break after releasing his EP Forever & A Few, Choker returns with his highly anticipated LP Heaven Ain’t Sold. The elusive singer-songwriter has reemerged with an 11-track EP including singles “Uneven,” “Proof,” and the project’s titular track.

In an Instagram post, just days away from the release, Choker shared, “Somehow this album carries every version of me that’s came and went since the last time I shared a project; it’s the lump sum of what I gleaned from uncertainty, the flickers of conviction I tamed and rode til I was bucked off and had to search again, my mistakes, my triumphs, whether it’s spelled out or not it’s all in there. ”

“I regained trust in myself through the process, learned how to give myself the grace I used to only afford to others. It’s surreal knowing that come Friday, y’all will hear what I found,” he continued.

Indeed, Choker’s sonic signatures are written all over his latest album, blending a bedroom pop feel with RnB vocals and warm acoustic instrumentation. The opening track Geppetto is a fitting exposition, opening with the repeating lyric “Can we start again?”, “I’ll be different.” The artist fills the ear with velvety acapella at the outro, singing “I don’t wanna be a Phantom.

Later, “Universoul Circus” and “Good” stand out with trap-influenced productions and rapped verses, while “Uneven” and “Radio Freestyle” are soft-spoken piano ballads. Finally, “Angel Station” closes the LP, droning with ambient synths and swelling vocals.

Listen to the new LP from Choker Heaven Ain’t Sold, now.