Ryan Hemsworth has announced Numbskull, his first album since 2018. The Elsewhere follow-up, which is out October 21, marks the Canadian producer’s first LP for Topshelf Records. Check out the lead single ‘One Step’ below.
The new album features Sarah Tudzin, Tegan and Sara, Nana Lourdes, Allie, and MSpaint. “With ‘One Step’ I started thinking about old Three 6 Mafia tapes, and some old crunchy 90s UK rave stuff,” Hemsworth said in a press statement. “I imagined this would probably only work with a rapper. But I started making more random friends around this time – someone I connected with and had been giving some production ideas to was Sarah of Illuminati Hotties… I’m not sure why exactly because generally I would’ve sent her something more like her own project. But she jumped at it, and it made me realize this might be my approach with collaboration for Numbskull – only give people wild cards.”
Numbskull Cover Artwork:
Numbskull Tracklist:
1. Vortex
2. One Step
3. I Missed You More [feat. Nana Lourdes]
4. Toy
5. No One Else [feat. MSpaint]
6. Never Learned [feat. Tegan and Sara]
7. Atypical [feat. Allie]
8. Winter Spring
9. A Display of Emotion
10. Breed
11. Break
12. Shifting and Turning
