Tunde Olaniran

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Tunde Olaniran is a musician from Flint, Michigan. [1] In 2014, Olaniran released their first EP titled Yung Archetype (see: Jungian archetypes). [2] Olaniran released their first full-length album in 2015 titled Transgressor. [3] [4] [5] In 2018, Olaniran released their second full-length album titled Stranger. [6] Olaniran is gender nonconforming, [7] and their pronouns are they/them. [8] They are an American of Nigerian descent.

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Discography

Studio albums

List of Album releases, with selected information
TitleYearAlbum DetailsTrack Listing
Transgressor2015
  • 12 tracks
  • Release Date: August 7
  • Label: Quite Scientific Records
  • Length: 51 minutes
  • "Transgressor"
  • "Let Me Go"
  • "KYBM"
  • "Namesake"
  • "Up & Down"
  • "Everyone's Missing"
  • "Run to the Gun"
  • "Don't Cry" ft. Invincible
  • "Paladin"
  • "Diamonds" ft. iRAWniQ & Passalacqua
  • "Brighter Days"
  • "24KT"
Stranger2018
  • 13 tracks
  • Release Date: October 15
  • Label: Magic Wheel
  • Length: 44 minutes
  • "Stranger"
  • "Mountain"
  • "Dead Last"
  • "I'm Here"
  • "Miracle"
  • "Vulnerable"
  • "Forgiveness"
  • "Celine Dion"
  • "Hungry"
  • "Coins"
  • "No Enemies"
  • "Symbol"
  • "The World"
Ephemerrreality2022
  • 12 tracks
  • Release Date: September 9
  • Label:
  • Length: 33 minutes 7 seconds
  • "Evergreen"
  • "Whipped Cream Daydream"
  • "Done Done"
  • "Long Way"
  • "Bad World"
  • "Sauce Swag Drip"
  • "On My Name"
  • "Propane"
  • "Candles"
  • "Crying at the Beach"
  • "Cry Me Down"
  • "Vibration"

EPs

List of EP releases, with selected information
TitleYearEP DetailsTrack Listing
Yung Archetype2014
  • 5 tracks
  • Release Date: February 25
  • Label: Quite Scientific Records
  • Length: 20 minutes
  • "Brown Boy"
  • "The Highway"
  • "The Raven"
  • "The Internet" ft. James Linck
  • "Critical"
Brown Boy (Remixes)
  • 5 tracks
  • Release Date: January 28
  • Label: Quite Scientific Records
  • Length: 22 minutes
  • "Brown Boy"
  • "Brown Boy" (Revoir Remix)
  • "Brown Boy" (Ancient Language Remix)
  • "Brown Boy" (Jon Zott Remix)
Let Me Tell You (Kd Music Summer Anthem Summer 2013) (Remixes) with George Vala2013
  • 3 tracks
  • Release Date: September 23
  • Label: KD Music
  • Length: 17 minutes
  • "Let Me Tell You"
  • "Let Me Tell You" (Darlyn Vlys Remix)
  • "Let Me Tell You" (Radio Mix)
The Second Transgression2012
  • 5 tracks
  • Release Date: December 21
  • Label: Self-released
  • Length: 19 minutes
  • "2.0" ft. Jonny 5
  • "Autonomous"
  • "Sun Goes Down"
  • "Kill or Be Killed"
  • "Brown Boy"

Singles

List of Singles, with selected information
TitleYearAlbumSong Details
"WDWHI"2020
  • Release Date: November 13
  • Non-album release
  • Label: Self-released
"Jean Grey"2019
  • Release Date: May 31
  • Non-album release
  • Label: Self-released
"Show You What I Can Do"
  • Release Date: February 26
  • Non-album release
  • Label: Round Hill Records
"Mountain" ft. Mother Nature, Ché, GNUČČI & iRAWniq [Remix]2018Stranger
  • Release Date: October 26
  • Label: Self-released
"Mountain"
  • Release Date: August 22
  • Label: Magic Wheel
"I'm Here"
  • Release Date: July 13
  • Label: Magic Wheel
"Vulnerable"
  • Release Date: April 6
  • Label: Magic Wheel
"Symbol"2017
  • Release Date: September 7
  • Label: Magic Wheel
"Cobra"2011
  • Release Date: February 15
  • Label: Self-released

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References

  1. Olaniran, Tunde. "I'm a Flint resident. I'm done paying for water that is not safe". The Washington Post . Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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  8. "Tunde Olaniran (@tundeolaniran) • Instagram photos and videos".