I feel like we shouldn’t be surprised by anything Diplo does anymore, but this one definitely caught us off guard. Diplo has announced that he will be dropping an ambient album titled MMXX (2020 in roman numerals) at the end of the week.
In a lengthy Instagram post announcing the album, Diplo goes into why exactly he chose to embark on a project like this:
This album is the only music I made this year .. it’s called 2020. “MMXX” it’s about being here this year. For me it’s all I had inside me. I didn’t want to have zoom sessions, I didn’t want to write pop songs. I was just stuck in my house with keyboards and a guitar I barely ever used . I would walk outside Los Angeles and see empty streets and see nervous people and this is what I heard … Making ambient music might be a lot different than what you would expect from me but actually if you know me you probably know it’s not. I hope you can tune out for 40 minutes next week when the full album is out …
Getting a glimpse into the thought and emotion he put behind this album, we’re very much looking forward to hearing it. He’s already released a tracklist, which features a handful of other artists: Lunice, Good Times Ahead, Mikey Ekko, and Rhye.
Diplo is partnering with the mobile app Calm for this release, which focuses on reducing stress and anxiety and bettering mental health in general.
You can expect this one to drop this Friday, September 4.