After flying his flannel and dipping into some nation funk vibes on 2018’s Man of the Woods, Justin Timberlake is able to dance, dance, dance on his subsequent album. Longtime pal and producer Timbaland not too long ago spoke to Selection concerning the just-wrapped periods for JT’s sixth solo album.
Final week, Tim mentioned he’d simply left the studio the place he and Timberlake had been ending issues up and he mentioned “all the things sounds nice. Now it’s actually on him how he plans to wrap it up and the way and when he envisions it to come back out. With an artist of his caliber, all the things needs to be aligned, but it surely’s performed and it’s coming.”
At press time a spokesperson for Timberlake had not returned Billboard‘s request for touch upon the standing of his subsequent album.
The good information in line with Timbaland is that the as-yet-untitled assortment is a definitive return to “enjoyable Justin.” The producer who has labored on a few of JT’s most iconic tracks mentioned the gathering hearkens again to Justin’s beloved 2006 FutureSex/LoveSounds album, which featured the hits “SexyBack,” “My Love,” “What Goes Round… Comes Round” and “Summer time Love.”
“However nothing too heavy, simply providing you with what you’d count on from us: not overthought, the lyrics aren’t so deep, it’s bob-your-head, dance-to-it music,” Timbaland mentioned. “Music is a younger sport, and it’s important to preserve it enjoyable — enjoyable and younger. We’ve each seen plenty of life, however you’ll be able to’t overthink it due to that, it’s important to carry out the 13-year-old, 18-year-old once more, you recognize? If not, you will get into the old-fogey stage actual fast.[Laughs] That’s simply the world we dwell in.”
He mentioned the pair took them time on this one with a view to be sure that they had been being “genuine and true to the artwork,” so when songs got here up that had been “too difficult” they picked tracks that had been extra alongside the strains of “‘FutureSex’ half two.”
As for the blended response to Man of the Woods — which folded in folksy Americana vibes on songs equivalent to the agricultural funk “Provides” and nation pop “Say One thing” with nation singer Chris Stapleton — Timbaland mentioned the LP was a part of a “assertion” that JT needed to make on the time. “When artists have a private issues that they need to do, I type of again myself away. As a result of if I’ve a private factor that I’m making an attempt to get throughout, I’ve to a minimum of attempt to get it out and cope with no matter occurs from that time,” he mentioned.
In order Justin’s buddy, Tim mentioned he tried to assist make the very best album they may collectively, teaming with one other frequent sonic affiliate, Pharrell, to assist execute the singer’s imaginative and prescient for the mission. “I assume it’s type of an autobiography album, ‘I’m from Memphis, I got here from nothing, that is how I used to dwell my life within the South,’” he mentioned of the album’s theme.
Understanding that with out threat there is no such thing as a reward, Tim mentioned after Justin received what he wanted to off his chest, “now had been’ again to the essence.” At press time a title and launch date for Timberlake’s sixth album haven’t been introduced.
