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\n\tRolling Stone\u2019s September cover star<\/a> Steve Lacy<\/a> is getting ready to release Oh Yeah? <\/em>his follow-up to 2022\u2019s Gemini Rights<\/em>. The Grammy-winning musician best known for the smash hit \u201cBad Habit\u201d says that on this album, he\u2019s focused on being as transparent as possible, which means letting fans in on more of his personality. Today, he dropped \u201cNice Shoes,\u201d a single that he describes as a \u201ctrailer\u201d for his upcoming album. The track hints at some new sonic territory for Lacy, featuring a fast-paced jungle-inspired breakbeat. He maintains the elements of his classic sound, however, towards the song\u2019s end, which segues into a slow-rolling guitar melody that\u2019s classic Steve Lacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI feel safe enough and close enough to start talking about it now, and get the title out and just get the energy in the air,\u201d Lacy says of his upcoming album. \u201cI\u2019ve never worked where I kind of announce it while I\u2019m still working on it. I feel like rappers work until the last minute.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHere\u2019s everything we know about Steve Lacy\u2019s upcoming album Oh Yeah?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019s been three years since Lacy\u2019s Grammy-winning album Gemini Rights<\/em>. He says he started work on this next album shortly after. \u201cI just kind of got in the studio right away.\u00a0 I\u2019m always making things. It\u2019s just what I do to hang out. I just make beats.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAs for what inspired him to call his album\u00a0Oh Yeah?<\/em>, all Lacy says in his cover store is, \u201cthe question\u2019s important.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tOn Friday, Lacy dropped \u201cNice Shoes,\u201d his first new release since 2022. With lyrics that volley between playful and insightful (Lacy at one point muses on a \u201cromantic boner,\u201d as he describes it), the track leans on a fierce breakbeat that serves as a backdrop for Lacy\u2019s specific brand of songwriting. \u201cCrazy how you could be sad and not notice,\u201d he sings. \u201cAll I need is my guitar and serotonin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\tHe started working on the record shortly after <\/strong>Gemini Rights<\/em><\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n
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\n\t\tHis new single, \u201cNice Shoes\u201d is a \u201ctrailer\u201d for the album<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n