{"id":2448009,"date":"2026-06-06T18:24:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T18:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2448009"},"modified":"2026-06-06T18:24:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T18:24:26","slug":"skrillex-marks-a-bold-new-chapter-with-soma-album-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/skrillex-marks-a-bold-new-chapter-with-soma-album-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Skrillex Marks a Bold New Chapter With &#8216;SOMA&#8217; Album \u2014 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\">Skrillex has been full of surprises lately, and now, the electronic <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/music\">music<\/a> producer is back with a surprise new album, titled &#8220;SOMA.&#8221; This album shows that he&#8217;s still one of the best in the genre, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\">While many artists spend weeks or even months promoting an upcoming release, Skrillex dropped his new set on Friday, June 5, without too much warning. But, he did give fans a small heads up by sharing the album&#8217;s title and track list earlier in the week on his official Instagram story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\">The set features 13 new songs and sees Skrillex working with collaborators from around the world, including Anita B Queen, BEAM, Chris Lake, Feid, RHR, Naisha, Nitepunk, and more.<\/p>\n<section class=\"RelatedStoriesV2-module-scss-module__Hqo30W__container\" data-gtm-action=\"Read_More\" data-variant=\"v2\" data-loading=\"true\" aria-busy=\"true\" aria-label=\"Loading related stories\">\n<p><h4 class=\"RelatedStoriesV2-module-scss-module__Hqo30W__headlineText\"><span class=\"RelatedStoriesV2-module-scss-module__Hqo30W__headlinePrefix\">Read More<!-- --> on <\/span><span>Music<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\"><em><strong>More entertainment news: <\/strong><\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/entertainment\/music\/taylor-swift-drops-i-knew-it-i-knew-you-for-toy-story-5-listen-12037979\">Taylor Swift Drops \u2018I Knew It, I Knew You\u2019 for \u2018Toy Story 5\u2019 \u2014 Listen<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\">&#8220;The album expands on many of the creative partnerships that have emerged throughout Skrillex&#8217;s recent releases, live performances, and DJ sets,&#8221; a press release states of the album.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"Embed-module-scss-module__dcjAqG__embedWrapper wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"width:100%;margin:0 auto\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Skrillex &amp; Young Miko \u2013 Duro (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0GzAJrz9T4s?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<\/figure>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\">&#8220;SOMA&#8221; comes right after Skrillex debuted CONTRA, his new event platform in collaboration with Berlin Atonal, which took place May 30 and 31 at Kraftwerk Berlin. The album&#8217;s release also comes alongside Skrillex&#8217;s return to Primavera Sound Barcelona, where he rocked the Revolut stage on Friday. It&#8217;s a busy weekend for Skrillex, because he also hosts the festival&#8217;s CUPRA Pulse stage Saturday, June 6.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-skrillex-shows-he-s-still-one-of-edm-s-biggest-innovators\" class=\"Heading-module-scss-module__qpyFFW__blockHeading\" style=\"background-color:inherit;color:inherit\">Skrillex Shows He&#8217;s Still One of EDM&#8217;s Biggest Innovators<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ImageBlock-module-scss-module__rUGLEG__container\">\n<div class=\"ImageBlock-module-scss-module__rUGLEG__imageContainer\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\">Skrillex is known for his genre-bending, and he certainly visits that sound on &#8220;SOMA.&#8221; The release is passionate and energetic, bringing together a slew of different sounds and styles into the electronic landscape. Skrillex is obviously one of the originators in electronic music, and &#8220;SOMA&#8221; shows that he&#8217;s not slowing down or taking the easy way out with his new music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\"><em><strong>More news: <\/strong><\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/entertainment\/music\/olivia-rodrigo-discusses-the-personal-meaning-behind-her-new-album-12037980\">Olivia Rodrigo Discusses the Personal Meaning Behind Her New Album<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" id=\"artend_links\">&#8220;SOMA&#8221; is available on all the usual online streaming platforms, including Apple Music and Spotify, and topping <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/2MlTd4H1G8r6B7XoxmtV05\">Spotify playlists<\/a>. Listen to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/skrillex.lnk.to\/soma\">full album here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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.newsweek.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skrillex has been full of surprises lately, and now, the electronic music producer is back with a surprise new album, titled &#8220;SOMA.&#8221; This album shows that he&#8217;s still one of the best in the genre, too. 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