The sneakily influential dance megastar Skrillex has been on a big collaborative run lately, and he keeps it going on SOMA, the new album that he released today. Just like last year's Fuck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3, SOMA is basically a surprise album; Skrillex only just unveiled the tracklist on his Instagram stories this past Tuesday. It includes "Duro," the track with Young Miko that he released earlier this year, as well as last week's Blawan/Randomer/MC Dricka collab "Thistle."
Not that long ago, Skrillex was the target of choice for anyone who wanted to complain about big, stupid popular dance music. Skrillex is still plenty popular; next week, he'll become the first non-rapper to headline Chicago's Summer Smash Festival. But I don't see people making fun of his haircut anymore, perhaps because he's proven himself to be a spirited, playful, inventive producer. Every track on SOMA is a collaboration; contributors include Chris Lake, Feid, ISOxo, Naisha, and Taichu. I'm on my first listen right now, and I'm having a good time. Stream it below.
SOMA is out now on OWSLA/Atlantic.
