GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Award-winning musician and creative innovator MR EAZI is proud to announce the arrival of his meticulously crafted new EP, MAISON ROUGE. This significant release represents a profound artistic homecoming, signaling a return to the foundational Banku Music sound that first defined his career. The project stands as a heartfelt tribute to his most loyal, day-one supporters and a deliberate re-engagement with the early, signature sonic aesthetic that cemented his status as a cult favourite across the globe.
The EP’s title, MAISON ROUGE, is drawn directly from the artist’s personal experience, named after the house in Cotonou where he lived and worked during the creative process. This physical location becomes a central metaphor for the music itself, a space designed to evoke a powerful sense of nostalgia. Within its tracks, the EP masterfully restores the intimate and soulful ambiance that characterized early classics and afropop essentials such as Skin Tight and Bankulize. However, this is not merely a retrospective glance; Mr Eazi skillfully dials this foundational sound forward, layering it with inventive contemporary soundscapes and a mature, resonant focus on storytelling through song.
The sonic architecture of the project is built to facilitate this reconnection. Listeners will journey through warm, inviting grooves, distinctive palm-wine guitar motifs, intimately textured vocal performances, and richly woven melodies. In doing so, Mr Eazi not only reaffirms his bond with his original audience but also gracefully introduces a new generation to the expansive universe of his Banku Music.
Leading the charge for the Maison Rouge project is the single Violence. Produced by his frequent and trusted collaborators P.Priime (known for work with Wizkid, Rema) and E.Kelly (credits include Major Lazer, Joeboy), the track unfurls on a relaxed, mellow afrobeats groove, delivering a romantic sensibility that is quintessentially Eazi. Meanwhile, Make E No Tey rides a buoyant, body-moving rhythm designed to inject pure sunshine into the autumn season. Further expanding the EP’s range, Busstop expertly channels upbeat Ghanaian hiplife into a kinetic afrofusion earworm, crafted for maximum impact on radio, in street parties, across dancefloors, and within major playlists.
These are complemented by the previously released lead singles, which have already begun to deepen the narrative tapestry of the project. Casanova, a cheeky and candid ode to choosing commitment, benefits from the production prowess of TXMO (Adekunle Gold, Oxlade) and Kel-P (Burna Boy, Future). Alongside it, the playful, stripped-back, and tender offering Corny, and the resonant Love Me Now, each reveal their own unique layers within the broader, intimate story Mr Eazi is telling in Maison Rouge.
As an artist with over two billion streams to his name, a social media following exceeding fifteen million, and critical acclaim from institutions like the New York Times, Billboard, and Rolling Stone, Mr Eazi is positioning the Maison Rouge EP as a definitive, full-circle reset. It represents a return to his seminal Banku Music, but with the renewed intention and refined skill of a global star. The EP’s lush sonic palette is a deliberate blend of nostalgic instrumentation and modern, intricate detail from its expertly pocketed percussions and lilting guitar lines to its spacious arrangements that intentionally leave ample room for emotional resonance.
The final result is a body of work that is deeply intimate, unabashedly romantic, and resolutely authentic in the way that only Mr Eazi can deliver. Ultimately, Maison Rouge is framed as more than just a collection of seven songs; it is a conceptual place, a house of memory and melody. It is here that the afropop trailblazer reconnects with the core inspiration that launched his career, and he extends an open invitation to all listeners to step inside, slow down, and stay awhile within its walls.
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