{"id":2308322,"date":"2026-03-02T13:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2308322"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:48:12","slug":"underscores-announces-new-album-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/underscores-announces-new-album-u\/","title":{"rendered":"Underscores announces new album &#8216;U&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/underscores\">Underscores<\/a> has announced new album \u2018U\u2019 \u2013 check out all the details below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/the-cover\/underscores-the-cover-interview-wallsocket-3846702\">Underscores: the hyperpop satirist refusing to regress<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The US\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/hyper-pop\">hyperpop<\/a> star \u2013 real name April Harper Grey \u2013 is set to release the new record on March 20 via Mom+Pop \u2013 you can pre-order\/pre-save it <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/underscores.lnk.to\/-U-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. The album will also receive a physical release on vinyl and CD on May 15, and you can check out more details on that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/underscores.plus\/u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The sound of \u2018U\u2019 is shaped by liminal spaces and a feeling of transience, with Grey saying in a press release: \u201cMusic for malls, airports, hotels, supermarkets. I wrote these songs for U.\u201d shares underscores.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018U\u2019 features previously shared singles \u2018Music\u2019 and \u2018Do It\u2019, ushering in a new creative era that\u2019s been followed up with new single release, \u2018Tell Me (U Want It)\u2019.\u00a0Expanding on the maximalist pop approach of the album, the song is described by underscores as \u201cmusic for my iPhone spy movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The smartphone-centred spy film in question colours the track\u2019s accompanying music video, which comes directed and produced by Underscores. The new visuals see her steal a mysterious USB stick and go undercover while being chased cat and mouse-style across the country by its owner.<\/p>\n<p>Shot across New York, Chicago and San Francisco, the video also features appearances by Jane Remover and Fraxiom \u2013 check it out below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"underscores \u2014 Tell Me (U Want It)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i_gkcxgNCM8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><strong>The \u2018U\u2019 tracklist is:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Tell Me (U Want It)\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Music\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Hollywood Forever\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018The Peace\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Innuendo (I Get U)\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Lovefield\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Do It\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Bodyfeeling\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Wish U Well\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last year, Underscores spoke to <em>NME<\/em> for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/the-cover\/underscores-the-cover-interview-wallsocket-3846702\"><em>The Cover <\/em><\/a>ahead of her slot at Coachella, where she broke down the creation of her breakthrough album \u2018Wallsocket\u2019. Built around a fictional town, the record charts the lives of three suburban girls as they come of age and reckon with religion, violence, class divides and feminine rage, using their experiences as a vehicle to critique the tensions of Middle America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExploring those little pockets of frustration is important,\u201d Grey said. \u201cI was thinking a lot about the cards that are dealt in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also touched on how she\u2019d move on from \u2018Wallsocket\u2019, saying \u201ceverything was way too intentional\u201d on that record. \u201c[Now], everything is: \u2018fuck it\u2019. It\u2019s way more \u2018brain off\u2019 right now than it\u2019s ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To accompany\u00a0<em>The Cover<\/em>, Underscores also put together an exclusive playlist for <em>NME<\/em>, titled \u2018The Golden Key\u2019. Featuring tracks by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/justin-bieber\">Justin Bieber<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/2pm\">2PM<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/oklou\">Oklou<\/a>, Hilary Duff, Effie and more, she explains she \u201ccan only really listen to music in this key anymore\u201d. Listen to the full playlist on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/playlist\/the-cover-underscores-the-golden-key\/pl.bea9ff6482354a5c8e5415af1f916bad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Music here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/the-cover\/underscores-the-cover-interview-wallsocket-3846702\">Find out more about Underscores in the full\u00a0<em>Cover<\/em>\u00a0story here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/the-cover\">see who else has been on\u00a0<em>The Cover<\/em>\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Underscores has announced new album \u2018U\u2019 \u2013 check out all the details below. 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