Hip-hop collective Brockhampton released three albums in 2017 — Saturation, Saturation II and Saturation III — feeding a growing appetite for new work. Changing statements about their fourth album coalesced on Aug. 26 with the promise of Iridescence to be released next month.
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Iridescence will be their first release under their lucrative new RCA Records deal. In his signature liberated fashion, founding member Kevin Abstract reassured fans via Twitter: "Nothing changes we still in this living room making songs making out and all of that rca just gon help us push this gay agenda."
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Prior to the deal, the group had success landing on the Billboard 200. Saturation II reached No. 57 and in the first week of this year, Saturation III reached No. 15. Preferring to be referred to as an "all-American boy band," expectations are just the beginning for Brockhampton's creative panoply of multi-dimensional cultural remixes.
Although Ameer Vann has since left the collective, bringing its membership down to 14, Fader has an introductory interview with the team. They function as a creative unit and an emotionally supportive family for each other's experimental explorations. While members speak to the group's effort to bend norms and shift perceptions, Abstract perhaps sums them up best, saying, "I think what we're doing hasn't really ever been done before."
Each fresh release adds new levels thanks to their innovative approach, musically delivering layered cultural commentary. So, whatever you think about Brockhampton, prepare for their next redefinition. Today, we expect it to be titled Iridescence but we also expect the unexpected.
