Hear the first single from Omar Apollo’s forthcoming debut album, “Stayback”

With an Aidan Cullen-directed video to match.

August 07, 2020
Hear the first single from Omar Apollo’s forthcoming debut album, “Stayback”

Omar Apollo's debut album is finally on its way, and while most details are still under wrap, the L.A.-via-Indiana artist is offering the first listen today with "Stayback." It's his downright funkiest work to date, a delirious stomper that finds Apollo combatting unrequited feelings with necessary boundaries: "If I could switch bodies you know I'd change that. But you could never love me so stay back." Queerbaiters everywhere, take note.

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The track arrives with an Aidan Cullen-directed video, which pictures his dilemma in a neon-lit motel, straight out of some Harmony Korine daydream. Check it out above, and then head here to watch The FADER's short documentary on Apollo.

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Hear the first single from Omar Apollo’s forthcoming debut album, “Stayback”