For Berhana Love Is 'Like A Habit'

There’s an electrifying feel to Berhana’s latest single ‘Like a Habit’. Upbeat and pulsating dance vibes are influenced by the fantasias of The Neptunes to create something atmospheric.

The beat is built around energetic percussion and groovy snyths that portray the perfect reckless summery vibe, providing the space for Berhana to Soulfully croon enchantingly as he unravels the infatuated state that he’s been existing in since his complex and intense relationship first started.

At times toxic and other times intoxicating, he cannot help by feeling he’s balancing on the wire. Clarity and sense are fleeting as he ultimately finds himself drawn back to her.

Challenging genres ‘Like A Habit’ falls between house and the soundscapes of Janet Jackson’s more club-suited Y2K-era but distinctly his own by the effortless falsetto tone he applies to occupy his own frequency.

The accompanying music video is vintage-styled as it features Berhana driving in a car full of friends in front of a 90s sitcom-style green screen.

His forthcoming album Amén የዘላን ህልም (The Nomad’s Dream) out via EQT brings attention to Berhana’s very own East African culture and heritage, whilst also crafting a narrative arc around personal and romantic growth.

inspired by visits to Addis Ababa and deep dives at Ethiopian record stores, it made him embrace his culture and hold a wider appreciation for the East African diaspora as whole.

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