Nosaj Thing took a breather from working on other artist’s projects and took up his own cause. The Los Angeles producer announced the release of his fourth full-length album, “Parallels,” via Innovative Leisure on September 8. According to Jason Chung, he explored his mental state a great deal in a manner that proved to be cathartic according to his statement regarding his new project:
“My previous records reflected the anxiety of living inside my own imagination,” Chung explains. “For Parallels, I went outside of that: it’s all about trying new things, creating new worlds. In the past year, I faced up to my own internal struggles & became more social. This allowed me to jump styles & genres – exploring different emotions and sounds beyond what I’d done before. I’d make something ambient and cinematic, and then create a dancefloor beat, along with a broken hip-hop groove – and then try to make them work together.”
Listen to the first frantic single “All Points Back To U” featuring the vocals of Steve Spacek taken off of the forthcoming release “Parallels.” Look for the Chance the Rapper collaborator to hit the road and perform three Colorado dates.
[bandcamp width=100% height=120 album=3611954555 size=large bgcol=333333 linkcol=0f91ff tracklist=false artwork=small track=31911317]
Nosaj Thing “Parallels” (Innovative Leisure) September 8th, 2017
1. Nowhere
2. All Points Back To U (feat. Steve Spacek)
3. Form
4. How We Do (feat. Kazu Makino)
5. U G
6. Get Like
7. TM
8. Way We Were (feat. Zuri Marley)
9. IGYC
10. Sister
Tour Dates:
8/30 – Strummer’s – Fresno, CA
8/31 – The Ritz – San Jose, CA
9/1 – Harlow’s – Sacramento, CA
9/2 – Cargo at Whitney Peak Hotel – Reno, NV
9/5 – The Wild Buffalo – Bellingham, WA
9/6 – Sugar – Victoria, BC
9/7 – Knitting Factory – Spokane WA
9/8 – Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
9/9 – Top Hat Lounge – Missoula, MT
9/11 – Commonwealth – Calgary, AB
9/12 – The Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB
9/13 – Amigos Cantina – Saskatoon, SK
9/14 – West End Cultural Center – Winnipeg, MB
9/16 – Red Rocks Amphitheater – Morrison, CO
9/18 – Majestic Theatre – Madison, WI
9/19 – Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI
9/20 – Blind Pig – Ann Arbor, MI
9/21 – A&R Music Bar – Columbus, OH
9/22 – The Waiting Room – Buffalo, NY
9/23 – The Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY
9/30 Luna Light Music & Arts Festival – Darlington MD
10/2 – The Broadberry – Richmond, VA
10/3 – Motorco Music Hall – Durham, NC
10/4 – New Mountain Theatre – Asheville, NC
10/5 – Georgia Theatre – Athens, GA
10/6 – Terminal West – Atlanta, CA
10/8 – Crowbar – Tampa, FL
10/10 – Bardot – Miami, FL
10/11 – Club Downunder – Tallahassee, FL
10/12 – Hi Ho Lounge – New Orleans, LA
10/13 – 1884 Lounge – Memphis, TN
10/14 – ACO @ UCO Performance Lab – Oklahoma City, OK
10/17 – The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
10/18 – Belly Up – Aspen, CO
10/19 – Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT
10/20 – Beauty Bar – Las Vegas, NV
10/21 – The Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix AZ