A number of months in the past, Vince Staples starred within the first season of The Vince Staples Show, an absurdist Netflix sequence that’s loosely primarily based on his life. But Staples isn’t taking his focus off of music. Today, Staples has declares plans to launch a brand new album, Dark Times, that’ll be out in just some days. He’s additionally shared its reflective first single.
Vince Staples recorded his follow-up to 2022’s Ramona Park Broke My Heart over a seven-month stretch in North Hollywood. Like his previous few albums, this one seems to be comparatively compact and self-contained, with no friends talked about on the tracklist. In a press launch, Staples calls the album “a personal achievement.” He additionally says, “It’s me mastering some things I’ve tried before that I wasn’t great at in the beginning. It’s a testament to musical growth, song structure — all the good stuff.”
On the nice and cozy and inward-looking lead single “Shame On The Devil,” Staples talks in regards to the distancing results that come together with fame and tries to get somebody to not depart him. The music has a hazy beat; one of many 4 producers credited is Michael Uzowuru, a Frank Ocean/SZA collaborator who’s accomplished loads of work with Staples up to now. The music is three and a half minutes lengthy, but it surely’s additionally bought a 50-second visible teaser that incorporates a very sweaty Staples. Below, take a look at the music, the video, and the Dark Times tracklist.
TRACKLIST:
01 “Close Your Eyes And Swing”
02 “Black & Blue”
03 “Government Cheese”
04 “Children’s Song”
05 “Shame On The Devil”
06 “Étouffée”
07 “Liars”
08 “Justin”
09 “Radio”
10 “Nothing Matters”
11 “Little Homies”
12 “Freeman”
13 “Why Won’t The Sun Come Out?”
Dark Times is out 5/24 on Blacksmith/Def Jam.