Dancehall star Intence has kicked off 2024 with “Yr of Gear,” the second single from his upcoming debut album, VOYAGE. It was launched digitally, alongside a music video, on January 1st by way of VP Data.
“Yr of Gear” is the sixth consecutive New Yr’s Day single from Intence, which has turned top-of-year releases into an annual custom. It started in 2019 with “Be Cautious” and has continued by means of 2020’s “Critics,” 2021’s “New Yr,” 2022’s “NEW GEAR,” and 2023’s “DEEDS.”
Produced by Nuh Brakes Recordz over a riddim by MXSSIVH and Blacklist Beatz, “Yr of Gear” carries ahead the introspective, mournful tone of VOYAGE’s lead single “Lesson,” which was launched in October 2023. All through his new track, Intence displays on the blessing of one other 12 months whereas lamenting these he’s misplaced alongside the way in which.
Within the music video, directed by KD Visualz, Intence pulls from his video price range to assist these in want in Kingston, Jamaica, his hometown.
VOYAGE will likely be Intence’s first mission since 2021, when he dropped each the Wounded EP and the Public Enemy No. 1 mixtape. That very same 12 months, New York Occasions author Jody Rosen hailed Intence’s track “Yahoo Boyz” as “the most important dancehall smash of 2021.”
