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Post by svca on Jul 18, 2024 13:43:47 GMT -5
It’s not an album, only an EP. It has 6 songs and there’s no second part. Thankfully  Haha, agreed.  |
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Post by pi on Jul 18, 2024 14:43:56 GMT -5
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Post by nightowl on Jul 18, 2024 14:50:28 GMT -5
It’s not an album, only an EP. It has 6 songs and there’s no second part. Thankfully LOL, indeed. And I hope, it stays this way. 🫣 |
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Post by girldrummer on Jul 18, 2024 14:53:09 GMT -5
Thankfully LOL, indeed. And I hope, it stays this way. 🫣 Haha! You never know. The album may do really well. Stranger things have happened. |
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Post by pi on Jul 18, 2024 14:54:25 GMT -5
Official ChartsAdam Lambert talks brand new EP AFTERS: "My diary is booked until 2026!"On his new EP, Adam knows the afters is where the party really begins. As every night owl knows, the afters is where the party normally really gets started. So it is for Adam Lambert, the multi-hyphenate American pop vocalist, who releases his brand new EP, AFTERS, tomorrow.Drenched in slick synths and the sweat that comes from partying just a little too hard in a gay bar, Afters is some of the un-abasahedly queer music Adam has made in his career so far, and a potent shoutout to the influence house music and EDM has had on shaping gay night life over the past few decades.Carving time out of his very busy diary (literally - Adam tells us his schedule is now being booked into 2026) we caught up with Adam to hear all about his new EP. Adam – congratulations on the release of AFTERS. How are you feeling; nervous, excited?
Thank you! I’m feeling really excited. No matter how big or small the project, there’s always a magical feeling the day you are sharing art with the world. I’m excited to let my fans and the world in on something we had such a great time creating.Which track came first and set the tone for the EP?
Wet Dream was the first track, before I even had the idea of the EP. It came out of a studio session with my writer friends in LA. I was getting ready to fly to Australia to film The Voice, and I told my team I’d love to have it out in time for my Sydney Mardi Gras headline show. After performing it in Sydney, I was so inspired by the reception of the crowd and the love from the community that it defintely made it’s way into the next few writing sessions I had. From there, Afters just really started rolling…And which was the last to be finished?
Neck and Deep House were the last additions. I had just gotten back from Australia and immediately jumped into some sessions in LA. We wrote those songs so quickly and the incredible production team turned them around even quicker. It is such a great experience writing in a room with friends and with creators who very much knew the assignment.
This is an ode to queer culture – how important is it to you to promote a safe space to your fans and truly embrace the culture?
There is no safer feeling than a space where you are loved, accepted, and celebrating simply for being who you are. I am all for promoting my fans and anyone out there to remove shame, guilt, fear, and any other feeling holding them back from joy and authentic expression. That’s what Afters has been for me and it’s all I can hope it does for anyone who listens to the music that came from my own experience.On that, which LGBTQIA+-identifying artists are you loving at the moment?
I’m loving them all. Every queer artist out there right now is a statement and is about killing it. And even the allies who have authentically supported and celebrated our community. Creativity is very much having a moment in music right now. I love it!
More.. www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/adam-lambert-talks-brand-new-ep-afters-my-diary-is-booked-until-2026/
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Post by pi on Jul 18, 2024 14:57:13 GMT -5
First Time Reaction | One More Try - Adam Lambert Tribute to George Michael |
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Post by nightowl on Jul 18, 2024 14:59:37 GMT -5
LOL, indeed. And I hope, it stays this way. 🫣 Haha! You never know. The album may do really well. Stranger things have happened. True. Also Adam said in one of the interviews today, that 98% of the Glamberts are happy with his new music… That’s definitely not my impression. So either Adam didn’t want to acknowledge the criticism from within the fandom or he really has a different view of things. We will see, what the future holds. A good thing is, that he‘s booked until 2026, so there’s not that much time for unplanned writing and recording sessions. |
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Post by pi on Jul 18, 2024 15:12:42 GMT -5
GRAMMYS
 Inside Adam Lambert's 'Afters': How '90s House, Clubbing & Lots Of Sex Inspired His Most "Liberated" Music YetWith his latest project, Adam Lambert leans into his sexuality and queer nightlife culture like never before. The singer details the uninhibited inspirations behind songs like "WET DREAM" and "LUBEFifteen years into his career, Adam Lambert is primed for the after-party. In fact, the pop star has made an entire EP for the occasion — fittingly titled Afters.
The six-track project, which drops July 19 via More Is More Records, finds the big-voiced singer trading the expansive covers of his last LP, 2023's High Drama, for a no-holds-barred romp that takes listeners from the club to the after-party to the bedroom and beyond.
"It's my love letter to our nightlife culture," Lambert tells GRAMMY.com on a phone call from New York City. And though he admits to recording the bulk of Afters in L.A., the project is imbued with the club kid spirit of New York's queer community — from the primal sexuality dripping off dual lead singles "LUBE" and "WET DREAM" to the strutting, ballroom-ready kiss-off (and nearly NSFW title) of follow-up track "CVNTY."
Ahead of the EP's release, the queer GRAMMY nominee (and frequent Queen collaborator) celebrated his new musical chapter with a special party at The Standard High Line's nightclub Le Bain. Organized by legendary NYC nightlife impresario Susanne Bartsch as part of her famous On Top! event series, the soiree felt like a full-circle moment for Lambert as he watched drag artists like God Complex and ShowPonii slay the house down boots to his new music. "I've always really been drawn to that kind of world," Lambert says of the thriving LGBTQIA+ party scene. "I think even way back before '[American] Idol,' I remember being in L.A., when I was in my early twenties and trying to find the parties. They were pretty underground at the time, where people would dress up and wear crazy makeup. And of course, I was there in my platform boots, stompin' in. So I've always sort of sought out that community. I love it." Below, Lambert takes GRAMMY.com through the colorful and unapologetically queer inspirations that led to Afters, from the '90s house sounds of Crystal Waters to finding freedom in radical creative expression — and, of course, plenty of sex. Feeling Free — And SexyI've always loved electronic dance music, I've always loved house. And it's interesting because, for a long time, it was considered sort of "niche" for a gay person to make dance music. And now it just feels like it makes sense. [Laughs.] It's so obvious, you know?I was working so hard for so long and on tour for so long, and I did a lot of tours with Queen and on my own stuff. I was so focused on my career for so many years, and then as the pandemic kind of faded and we were getting into that next chapter, I made some time for a social life. Which was much needed. That's what kind of inspired me to want to make this music. I just wanted to make something that felt like my actual social life — that felt like my life. I'm in a relationship, we've made lots of friends in L.A., we have lots of after-parties. We socialize, we go out, we go to clubs, we go to bars. I wanted to make music for that.My private life is...exciting is how I would probably put it, and passionate. So it's definitely fueled from that. The music is written in first person, but it's also sort of meant to inspire the listener to want to feel that type of freedom as well. You listen to something about sex and hopefully it makes you go, "Yeah! I feel sexy!"Overcoming Post-'American Idol' PTSDWhen I first came out the gate after Idol, I did a big old performance [at the 2009 American Music Awards]. I got in trouble for kissing the guy and having sexy dance moves and stuff, and that gave me a little dash of almost a PTSD of, like, "Oh, OK, there's a line that I can't cross. And if I do, I could risk losing everything." And that fear drove me down a certain path where I felt like I had to hold back a certain amount.
That was very much a reflection of where we were at as a society at the time, and what the mainstream was able to digest. The music industry was a different game back then. There were a lot more gatekeepers, a lot more obstacles that I encountered. Now, the industry has shifted so much, just in terms of how people get music, how you can reach your listener, how you can make music, what kind of label situation you have set up. There's a lot less filtering going on. That's what also inspired me to want to make something that was more liberated.
My perspective has shifted a lot. That fear early on came from a place of, "I don't want to lose this opportunity." There was a little dash of imposter syndrome in there. You know, coming off of "Idol," feeling like, "Oh my god, how did I get here?" It happened so fast. And I think just having stayed in the game over the last 14 years has given me a sense of confidence. It's given me a sense of belonging.
I've found more of who exactly I am over that time. Working with Queen has been a real boost in confidence as well, and has allowed me to sort of feel like I've earned something.
Setting The MoodI love music that puts you in a mood, in a headspace. And that's what I wanted Afters to be. That's why I called it Afters. It was, yes, you could totally listen to these at a club, but it's also, like, lyrically, when you go to a club and then you go to an afterparty, the rules are out the window. You can do whatever you want, you know? And people feel that freedom.
There's something to be said about growing up a bit and maturing as a performer. You feel less of a need to prove something [vocally]. I think I'm finding less of an impulse to be, like, "Look what I can do!" and more, "Look what I can make you feel." The "less is more" thing does start to become more obvious.
As I've gotten a little older, too, my voice has shifted a bit. And I have, like, lower parts of my voice that I haven't really dug into before that I definitely did on this project. Which is kind of a fun experiment. I just wanted to do something that was more vibey.
More.. www.grammy.com/news/adam-lambert-afters-new-ep-interview-lube-wet-dream
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Post by pi on Jul 18, 2024 15:17:21 GMT -5
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