Alborosie Shares New Album ‘Nine Mile’
Alborosie returns with Nine Mile, his ninth studio album. Written, produced, and engineered at his Shengen Studio in Kingston, the project blends roots reggae with elements of bossa nova, dub, and 80s rock, shaped by two decades of international touring, collaboration, and cultural exchange. It is now available on vinyl, CD, digital and streaming platforms via VP/Greensleeves Records.
“Nine Mile represents a journey within the magic of Jamaica, the culture, the traditions, the sound. It’s also Bob’s birthplace, which gives it a mystical energy. The message is to search for that Nine Mile place within yourself, the secret hideaway, the safe zone where you can be who you truly are,” says Alborosie.
Alborosie recorded and performed nearly every part of the album himself, with additional support from a few close collaborators including Aston Barrett Jr., son of the late Wailers member Aston “Family Man” Barrett, on select tracks playing drums and bass.
Nine Mile opens with “Calling Selassie”, a rallying cry built around Nyabinghi drums and an epic horn section. “Trench Town Legend” follows as a tribute to reggae’s birthplace, interlacing lines from Bob Marley’s songbook into a homage to the music’s far-reaching and enduring impact. Elsewhere, Alborosiebroadens his palette: “Come My Way” reimagines one of Augustus Pablo’s signature productions, immortalized on “King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown,” as a lovers rock confession, while “Ipanema”and “Ganas De Verte” draw on sonics native to Brazil.
The riddim for “Digital Love,” produced by Frenchie of Maximum Sound, reworks a sample of Johnny Osbourne’s “Curly Locks Girl” and reflects on the emptiness of virtual (dis)connection. Two covers, Argentine band Sumo’s “No Tan Distintos” and Jamaican singer Jimmy Cliff’s “Club Paradise,” extend the album’s dialogue between eras. The title track, “Nine Mile,” closes the album in acoustic form, distilling its message to vocals and guitar.
The album arrives as Alborosie continues an extensive world tour with his Shengen Clan band, following a run of summer festival appearances across Europe and the United States. Upcoming performances include the Nine Mile Latin America Tour this fall, with shows in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, and Costa Rica, followed by the Nine Mile Club Tour in spring 2026 across France and Luxembourg.
Nine Mile follows 2023’s Destiny, which featured Buju Banton, Kabaka Pyramid, Jaz Elise, and more.
The album is now available everywhere on vinyl, CD, digital and streaming platforms.
