Whatever happened to... Maxwell?

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given that his core audience is the over 40 crowd i don't think it makes much sense for maxwell to just drop the album out of nowhere -- it didn't really do much for d'angelo commercially if you figure their audiences roughly overlap. d'angelo's people did it that way so the album would finally just exist in the world and i suppose you could apply the same logic to maxwell but i feel like the label can probably get it out of him in a relatively standard fashion.

i guess it was 5 years ago at this point but "pretty wings" and "bad habits" were pretty big hits, if i were them i'd just fire a single off and see if they can roll it out the normal way

i've kinda given up hope on there being any big surprise album this December, can't imagine someone doing it on Christmas day or later. it was nice to imagine Kanye or Frank or somebody would keep the nascent tradition going, though.

― i got a really big steen, and they need some really big zings (some dude)

Pusha T.

he said "big surprise album"

i've kinda given up hope on there being any big surprise album this December, can't imagine someone doing it on Christmas day or later. it was nice to imagine Kanye or Frank or somebody would keep the nascent tradition going, though.

can't tell whether this is supreme rihanna shade or actually forgetting her; checking her fan fora over the past week has been extremely entertaining

rihanna album never coming out

hey Rihanna is "somebody," in every sense

i always read this thread title aloud in the alicia keys "can i speak to...michael?" voice btw

"so what you do?"

PRETEND LIKE IM GONNA DROP ALBUMs MOSTLY IDK

"oh word."

[SILENCE, COUGH]

"yeah that's interesting."

he retweeted this tweet saying his album comes out in the summer....... https://twitter.com/SoulBounce/status/696104894248443908

first single is apparently called "lake by the ocean"

As previewed here: https://www.instagram.com/p/9UI60PRjHI/

single cover & snippet https://twitter.com/_MAXWELL_/status/706157523821264896

12 seconds worth!

maxwell is not meant to be listened to in 12-second snippets -_-

Say it again for the people in the back.

god help me but im operating under the assumption this is happening imminently https://twitter.com/_maxwell_/status/707058551345299457

It's probably my most anticipated release of the year.

does that mean the album or the single?

"lake by the ocean" is the single but i assume the album would follow

i'm still blocked :(

he's saying the single is out this week https://twitter.com/_MAXWELL_/status/716997798714089472

Yessss! I was just immersing myself (that's the only way to properly describe it) in Embrya last night.

new album is out july 1

https://twitter.com/_MAXWELL_/status/718288719262978048

Already psyched to hear blacksummers'NIGHT around this time next decade.

well he says in that tweet its out july 1 so

Nah, that's blackSUMMERS'night.

ha whoops

There's a video of him on his Facebook page of him listening to the new single and it's the most awkward thing.

this song is great

god i'm so excited

yeah pumped 4 this

yessss

wait is the new single out bc i'm not going to have my experience of it be a facebook video of him listening to it

yeah its out

its on spotify

this sounds effortless

oh my god this is gorgeous

between maxwell, tweet and king it's shaping up to be a great year for old people soul vibes

man the finale. I am floored.

yesss

s/o to the hi hat lick at :50

always so understated but so perfect

https://youtu.be/9nJkGH80suo

Man, this has been a long time coming!

First of all, I'm really happy that this thing is actually happening. Maxwell has meant so much to me throughout my adult life. In fact, it's not much of a stretch to say that his music is part of what shaped me into an adult to begin with.

Onto the song. . . It's just master craftsmanship. Listening to his new music has always given me the impression of watching a sculptor at work. You're not really sure where all the movements and little, seemingly insignificant, iterations will fit into the larger whole until the piece is finished. I love that. It's so layered and thoughtful, without sounding overcooked. Just top gear, all the way.

Definitely my most anticipated release of the year.

POO: Maxwell vs DNCE

CHRIST, THIS IS GORGEOUS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2a85v0yxoY

yes

mmmmm that coda

Visuals for lake by the ocean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsSu0bRZEHM