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\n\tIt\u2019s been a great summer for fans of the Internet<\/a>, as Syd<\/a>, Steve Lacy<\/a>, and drummer Chris Crispy all released new solo albums on July 17. But there\u2019s even more in store: The boundary-pushing R&B group are putting the finishing touches on their fifth album, set to release in early 2027. \u201cIt started extremely slow, and then it all started to come together pretty quickly,\u201d\u00a0 Syd<\/a> tells Rolling Stone<\/em>. She gives credit to bandmate Matt Martians for holding down the fort: \u201cWhile me, Steve, and Chris were working on solo stuff, Matt was at the lake house writing this out.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tTypically, when the band creates music, they collectively produce together, with Syd taking on most of the songwriting. But there were a few changes this go-round, such as Martians jumping into the lyrical driver\u2019s seat, allowing his bandmates time to finish their respective projects and plan their tours. \u201cMatt was just like, \u2018I know y\u2019all busy as shit,\u2019\u201d says Syd. \u201cA lot of [the album] still uses my melodies that we freezed out, but Matt wrote the lyrics. Even Matt\u2019s melodies, it came out so great. It\u2019s things that I would have never written or\u00a0 come up with. It\u2019s just super fire. I\u2019m really excited.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe band has also gone through some restructuring, with their bass player, Patrick Paige II, leaving the lineup. \u201cPatrick decided to spread his wings and go solo without us,\u201d Syd tells Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cIt was really hard. Thankfully, there\u2019s no malice or beef. Just something in his heart said he needed to go and we\u2019re just gonna try and support him as best we can from here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tLosing Paige caused the group to really sit down and consider what they were doing for the upcoming project. \u201cI think that is what kind of got the ball rolling again,\u201d Syd says. \u201cWhen a monkey wrench gets thrown into the play, you have to start finding solutions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe group\u2019s answer was to bring on bass player Simba Scott and keyboardist Daniel Abraham Jr., both of whom tour with Syd\u2019s solo band, and are heavily credited throughout her most recent album, Beard<\/em>. \u201cThe two of them are their own duo as well, so we\u2019re adding,\u201d says Syd. \u201cThey\u2019re all over the album.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n