Heartbreak and Healing: Olivetheboy Bares His Soul on 'Out of the Blue'

Heartbreak and Healing: Olivetheboy Bares His Soul on 'Out of the Blue'

Ghanaian singer-songwriter Olivetheboy has marked his artistic evolution with the release of his sophomore EP, Out of the Blue, a poignant exploration of love’s many dimensions. Following his 2023 debut Avana, this eight-track collection showcases the Konongo-born artist’s growth as he shifts from personal narratives to universal emotional landscapes, all wrapped in Beatzvampire’s lush Afrobeats production. The EP flows seamlessly between romant…

Out of the Blue (小爸爸的天空, Chen Kun-Hou, 1984)

A young man begins to dream after discovering he has become a father in Chen Kun-Hou’s poignant coming of age drama Out of the Blue (小爸爸的天空, xiǎo bàba de tiānkōng). Though it could perhaps be argued that the heroine suffers unduly, the film is remarkably unjudgemental about unplanned teenage pregnancy and at heart is rooting for the young couple. But the real world is not so kind, and it seems impossible that their love could survive in the libe…