Key Takeaways:

• KAYTRANADA is dropping his subsequent album, AIN’T NO DAMN WAY!, on Friday (Aug. 15).
• The lead single, “SPACE INVADER,” makes use of a pattern from Latrelle and Kelis’ “My Life.”
• KAYTRANADA shall be hitting the highway with Justice for a North American tour.

KAYTRANADA made it clear that the summer time isn’t over but. On Tuesday (Aug. 12), he unveiled his newest single, “SPACE INVADER,” and confirmed that his fourth studio album, AIN’T NO DAMN WAY!, will arrive on Friday (Aug. 15) through RCA Records.

The new observe — which he teased throughout a Berlin set earlier this yr — is a modern, late-night home groove that blends soulful parts with a hypnotic pulse. As it was constructed round a pattern of Latrelle and Kelis’ R&B tune “My Life,” the tune additionally boasts The Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo as co-writers. There aren’t any visitor options on this specific quantity, which leaves loads of area for the Haitian Canadian multitalent’s infectious manufacturing to shine.

KAYTRANADA introduced the mission on social media on Monday (Aug. 11) with a playful picture of himself embraced by a cartoon-like character. “Oh lord, not a new album called AIN’T NO DAMN WAY! — coming out this Friday?” he wrote. In an Instagram Story, he added, “Letting y’all know that this album is strictly for workouts, dancing and studying, and for my people [who] love beats.”

The forthcoming effort will observe 2024’s TIMELESS, a 21-track, collaboration-heavy effort that earned a Grammy nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album, peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 chart, and reached No. 2 on the Top Dance Albums chart. Since then, KAYTRANADA launched TIMELESS Instrumentals, produced tracks for the likes of Justine Skye (“Oh Lala”) and FLO (“The Mood”), and crafted remixes for Mariah Carey’s “Don’t Forget About Us” and JT’s “Ran Out.” According to Freddie Gibbs, a full-length joint effort with the famed DJ can also be within the works.

While the AIN’T NO DAMN WAY! tracklist stays beneath wraps, the album’s rollout units the stage for a high-energy dwell run. This fall, KAYTRANADA will embark on a North American area tour with French digital duo Justice, all of whom shall be maintaining dancefloors leaping in each the United States and Canada. The tour kicks off this October in Vancouver and contains stops in Seattle, Chicago, Brooklyn, Atlanta and Miami.