RL Grime Releases Powerful New Album, NOVA Inspired by His Battle with Depression

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RL Grime, the L.A. trap music producer, released his latest album NOVA on July 27th.

NOVA, which has been in the works since 2015, includes 15 tracks and countless collaborations.  Artists like Chief Keef, Tory Lanez, Ty Dolla $ign, and Miguel make their appearances alongside Grime. But this album is more than just his most recent project. RL Grime took to his social media accounts to explain the driving force behind his newest creation; his ongoing battle with depression and anxiety. In a statement about the album posted on his twitter account RL Grime revealed,

“I spent a lot of 2015-2017 depressed anxious and unmotivated. This album was made during a period in my life of growing up and learning how to deal with sadness, and overwhelming stress. I wanted my music to emerge from the darkness, but not abandon the feelings that had shaped the project in the first place. I wanted to take the sounds that before seemed to emanate from down below, and bring them up into the skies and into space.” And Grime has done just that.

NOVA gifts us new sounds, exhilarating drops and an inspirational theme.

This album diverges slightly from the trap and bass heavy tunes off of his first album VOID. The tracks are filled with a lighter melodic flow that perfectly complements the epic drops Grime is loved for. RL Grime also revealed that his inspiration for the title of the album came to him in a vision. He stated, “I had this vision of a nova, or a star that begins as nothing but then expands endlessly until its light is all you can see. My vision is for the music to feel like the birth of something new.”

The birth of something new is exactly what this album is for the L.A. native as an artist. NOVA showcases RL Grimes diversity as a producer, ranging from trap bangers such as “Era” to softer R&B tunes such as “Light Me Up”. The first single released off of the album, “I Wanna Know” ft. Daya, has already become the artists biggest hit to date. Clearly the hard work and emotions Grime poured into this album has already begun to pay off. This album stands as an inspiration to all, a chance to bring what it below to the light, exactly as RL Grime has done with NOVA.

Start streaming NOVA on apple music or Spotify now, and be sure to check out RL Grimes website for dates to upcoming shows.

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