{"id":5775,"date":"2025-06-26T16:59:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/konshens-drops-pool-party-on-friday-2\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:59:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:59:35","slug":"konshens-drops-pool-party-on-friday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/konshens-drops-pool-party-on-friday-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Konshens drops \u2018Pool Party\u2019 on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Internationally acclaimed dancehall star Konshens is gearing up to release his highly-anticipated fifth studio album, \u201cPool Party,\u201d <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">on Friday, June 27<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brooklyn-based, Jamaican-born entertainment publicist Ronnie Tomlinson told Caribbean Life that \u201cPool Party is \u201ca vibrant, genre-blending body of work that reflects both a personal and musical rebirth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe album offers a fresh, celebratory narrative while remaining rooted in the sound that made Konshens a global force\u2014dancehall,\u201d added the CEO of Destine Media. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Released via Submachine Entertainment\/FTS Global Management\/ADA Worldwide, Tomlinson said \u201cPool Party\u201d opens with \u201ca raw, prayerful track\u201d titled \u201cOur Father,\u201d \u201cwhere Konshens reflects deeply on his journey.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cInna my life, me feel like me dead whole heap a time and me born again whole heap a time,\u201d he says, framing this album not just as music but as testimony. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">From the opening moment, Tomlinson said the listener is invited into \u201ca space of renewal\u2014through rhythm, resilience, and, ultimately, celebration.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIn this super serious climate and state, the world is in, I didn\u2019t want to do an album to reflect that,\u201d Konshens says. \u201cI found that whenever I dwell on issues, they stay with me, but whenever I took a light-hearted approach, I got through things quicker and healthier\u2026 So, in the midst of all this madness, let\u2019s have a Pool Party!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tomlinson said that though the project feels tailor-made for warm-weather playlists, Pool Party is far more than a seasonal soundtrack. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIt\u2019s a sonic statement about dancehall\u2019s global evolution and Konshens\u2019 own personal transformation,\u201d she said. \u201cThe album dives deep into the core of the genre but stretches confidently outward\u2014infusing global sounds, hip-hop swagger, Afrobeat textures, and club-ready energy.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tomlinson said tracks like \u201cBattlezone\u201d featuring The Game explore the tension between inner conflict and public pressure, while songs like \u201cBack Dat Azz Up\u201d and \u201cGyal Time Again\u201d (with Charly Blacks) lean fully into release and revelry. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIt\u2019s this dynamic range\u2014of themes, moods, and sonic textures\u2014that defines Pool Party as a complete artistic statement,\u201d she said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWith \u2018Pool Party,\u2019 Konshens reclaims joy as a powerful form of resistance,\u201d she added. \u201cFrom dance floors to deep thoughts, from gritty lyrics to sunlit hooks, this album is a declaration: no matter the chaos, we dance,\u201d Tomlinson added. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Internationally acclaimed dancehall star Konshens is gearing up to release his highly-anticipated fifth studio album, \u201cPool Party,\u201d on Friday, June 27. 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