Maxwell To Release New Album 'blackSUMMERS'night' In July


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With the overnight debut and release of his new single "Lake By the Ocean," Maxwell had something else to get off of his sculpted chest and share with his adoring public. During his Facebook livestream, Max revealed his master plan to make our summer hotter than usual with the announcement that his new album, blackSUMMERS'night (or SUMMERS' for short), finally has a release date: July 1st.

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Maxwell has been promising this fifth album of his, and the second in the series of a planned trilogy, ever since BLACKsummers'night (aka BLACK) dropped in 2009. After years of his tempting and teasing and our begging and pleading, Max is just about ready to give it up and turn it loose. This is progress.

Aside from the first single, title and drop date, Maxwell revealed a few details about SUMMERS' during the Q&A portion of his Facebook video chat, which is archived and viewable below. Surrounded by a bevy of stuffed animals, he shared that he's once again working with Hod David and Stuart Matthewman and explained that this album signals an evolution of his sound that will still be familiar to fans. "We leave off where we last were seven years ago from BLACK into SUMMERS', which for me is more of a sonic shift in ways that I've never been, but in some ways it goes back in time to Urban Hang Suite. There's a lot of dance stuff that you can get on the floor and do things and hang out." With a wink to his past and nod to his future, SUMMERS' sounds like it will find Maxwell giving the people what they want and need.

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In addition to blackSUMMERS'night arriving on July 1st, Maxwell will be headlining the opening night of this year's ESSENCE Festival that day. ESSENCE will show Max more love by featuring him on the cover of an upcoming issue as well to not only promote his new collection but to commemorate his 20 years in the biz since his debut in 1996 with Urban Hang Suite.

While we await more details about SUMMERS', it's good to know that this time around our waiting won't be in vain. Maxwell season has begun.

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