Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue Album ∙ Afro-Beat ∙ 2025 Olivetheboy “The more you do something, the more you grow in it,” Ghanaian singer-songwriter Olivetheboy tells Apple Music. “So, comparing my very first album [2023’s Avana EP] to now, I can say that it’s really evolved in the kind of stuff I write about, my lyrics, my melodies. I used to really write about me alone, but, now, it’s quite easy for me to also tap into people’s feelings, tap into people’s experiences and stuff and then write about them.” That relaxed sense of confidence runs through the eight tracks that make up the Konongo star’s sophomore EP, 2025’s Out of the Blue . Against Afrobeats production helmed by Beatzvampire, here we find a matured Olivetheboy delving into the highs and lows of relationships, with lyrics that meander from salacious late-night moods to those that fit tender mornings-after. “It’s literally about love,” the artist born Joel Bonsu explains. “The whole EP is about love and everything about l...