Kiwanuka’s ‘Fudge’ Film Debuts on Rolling Stone — SkimNews
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- The Making of ‘FUDGE’: A Film premieres exclusively on Rolling Stone, combining behind-the-scenes footage of Kiwanuka and friends working and hanging out with interviews about the album taking shape and his evolving creative practice and philosophy.
- Michael Kiwanuka conceived Fudge during spring and summer 2023 at a small remote studio near his Southampton home, while about halfway through making the 2024 follow-up Small Changes; he wanted precise music that retained the playful spontaneity of his journal doodles.
- Fudge was released Oct. 23 as Kiwanuka’s fifth album, about a year after its originally planned arrival; the previously unexplained delay coincided with the “continued illness” that forced him to withdraw from an Irish festival in July.
- Michael Kiwanuka largely disappeared from public life after that illness and recently revealed he had suffered a stroke; as he continues his recovery, he has done little press in support of Fudge.
- Jodie Canwell, Kiwanuka’s friend and videographer/photographer, directed the film and said the freedom to document “Mike and the whole creative process” was “magic,” calling it a privilege.
Why it matters: For Kiwanuka, the Oct. 23 release of his fifth album came with little press as he continued recovery from a stroke after largely disappearing from public life. The exclusive film offers listeners a rare 2023 window into how Fudge took shape, supplying the detailed creative window his limited press did not.
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