After some serious hinting via social media yesterday, Yungblud has confirmed his not-so sly indications of new material by releasing a brand new song. Entitled God Save Me, But Don’t Drown Me Out, Yungblud dropped the punk-infused single today (September 17th.)
Yungblud has also confirmed the incoming arrival of his second studio album, Weird. Pending for release on November 13th, Weird will follow Yungblud’s most recent EP, The Underrated Youth (2019), and will supersede his 2018 released self-titled debut.
So far, Yungblud has shared two sizzling tracks from Weird, the explosive Strawberry Lipstick and the album’s title track. A twelve track album, Weird will feature songs like The Freak Show, It’s Quiet In Beverly Hills, Ice Cream and Superdeadfriends. Lemonade, Yungblud’s recent collaboration with American rapper Denzel Curry, will not be a part of the album.
Speaking on the upcoming Weird to NME, Yungblud, real name Dominic Harrison, meditated upon the many moods of his forthcoming record. Harrison stated that “The album is a mix of emo-Dom, new-wave-Dom, metal-Dom, happy-Dom, sad-Dom and all over-the place-bonkers-mental-can’t-put-your-finger-on-him Dom.” This concept is certainly reflected in the dichotomic cover art, which denotes Harrison posing in various guises.
Harrison continued, saying that “Since the beginning of time, humans have been so complex and have like 15 different personalities at once – but we’re the first generation to accept it and know that it’s alright to be who you are”
Punky and punching, God Save Me, But Don’t Drown Me Out is completely captivating. Opening with an infectious guitar riff, Yungblud sings frantic, intense lyrics such as “Calm me down, before I sleep/Cause I don’t know where I’ve just been” and “the morning seems so far away/And the dr*gs just hit, so I’m wide awake”
As the strong percussion builds and the instrumentation rises anticipatively, Yungblud launches into the song’s climax, roaring the redemptive chorus: “Not gonna waste my life, ’cause I’ve been fucked up/’Cause it doesn’t matter/So, waste my time, and God save all of us/And the walls, they’ll shatter”
Yungblud dropped God Save Me, along with its accompanying lyric video, to his official YouTube channel today. The track’s immediate popularity amongst Yungblud fans is immediate, as the post has received over 96,000 views in a few short hours.
Yungblud also took to social media today to confirm the upcoming arrival of Weird. Posting the cover art to Weird on Instagram, Yungblud declared to his fans that “I love each and every one of you for exactly who you are.”
The artist continued encouragingly, writing “I cannot wait for you to fall into this world with me. Together let’s redefine what it means to be “different”. Embrace the strange. Never settle for being anything less than 100% who you are.” Receiving a whopping 319,000 likes, Yungblud’s celebratory post was met with joy from fans.
The full tracklist for Weird can be found below:
1. Teresa
2. Cotton candy
3. Strawberry lipstick
4. Mars
5. Superdeadfriends
6. Love song
7. God Save Me, But Don’t Drown Me Out
8. ice cream man
9. Weird
10. Charity
11. It’s Quiet In Beverly Hills
12. The Freak Show
God Save Me, But Don’t Drown Me Out is out now.
