London-based singer-songwriter, producer and DJ, SG Lewis has announced his second studio album AudioLust & HigherLove, out January 27th, 2023 via Astralwerks. To celebrate the announcement, he has also shared a double single, including the album’s euphoric opening track, “Infatuation” and LP highlight “Vibe Like This,” featuring GRAMMY®-nominated powerhouse Ty Dolla $ign and LA rising star Lucky Daye. Listen to both songs now below and pre-order/pre-save the album now HERE.
Throughout AudioLust & HigherLove, SG Lewis builds on the kaleidoscopic future-disco of his debut album times, in an expansive and ambitious record made of two halves: on one end of the spectrum, he crafts the kind of nocturnal bangers that dancefloors, underground raves, pool parties, and festivals subsist on. On the other end, he accesses a higher level of timeless pop ecstasy anchored by just the right amount of breezy hook-laden rock, organic instrumentation, and vocal eloquence. He suits one mood to the adrenaline rush of your wildest night out, and he tailors another to the blissful ride home at sunrise. It’s a diverse collection of classic but deeply contemporary cuts from one of the richest production talents of the last decade and includes a blockbuster collection of guests, alongside SG’s own vocals which are featured more prominently than ever before.
“The album is clearly split into two worlds,” SG Lewis explains. “AudioLust is the darker, lusty, infatuated, short-lived, and ego-driven version of love. The second half represents a much deeper, actualized, and fulfilled version of love. Songs fall on either half of the record. I feel like I exist in the space between DJing and being an artist. The bulk of the album was written across a series of intensive studio residencies in the height of the pandemic, with the help of some incredibly talented friends, and allowed me to explore myself as an artist in a way that I would never have dared before.”
This Fall, SG Lewis will head back out on the road with a 20-date North American headline tour, kicking off October 6 in Boston and making stops in Brooklyn, Washington DC, Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Seattle and more, before ending in Portland, OR on November 12. Tickets are on sale now HERE.
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
09/25 – Portola Festival – San Francisco, CA^^
10/06 – Big Night Live – Boston, MA
10/07 – Brooklyn Mirage – Brooklyn, NY
10/08 – Howard Theatre – Washington, DC
10/10 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
10/11 – Westcott Theater – Syracuse, NY
10/13 – KEMBA Live! – Columbus, OH
10/14 – Radius – Chicago, IL
10/15 – Majestic Theatre – Detroit, MI
10/18 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
10/20 – House of Blues –Houston, TX
10/21 – Emo’s – Austin, TX
10/22 – The Echo – Dallas, TX
10/27 – The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT
10/28 – Belly Up – Aspen, CO
11/01 – Sun Bar – Tempe, AZ
11/04 – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
11/07 – The Fremont Theater – San Luis Obispo, CA
11/10 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
11/11 – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
11/12 – Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
^^Festival Set