Key Takeaways:

• Teyana Taylor describes Escape Room as a world she constructed to course of heartbreak and discover therapeutic.
• The venture features a 22-track R&B album and a brief movie that includes stars like Aaron Pierre and LaKeith Stanfield.
• Her inventive path blends music, movie, and private storytelling right into a daring visible album expertise.

Teyana Taylor is performing some severe worldbuilding with the brief movie accompanying Escape Room, her first album in approximately five years. On Wednesday (Aug. 20), the singer instructed Variety that she put her all into “every layer” of the venture — a lot so, it appears like extra than simply one other story.

“Escape Room isn’t just a film or an album. It’s a world I built to live in, bleed in, and heal in,” she shared with the music/news/teyana-taylor-escape-room-short-film-stills-aaron-pierre-1236493532/”>publication, alongside a couple of stills from the forthcoming movie. One picture confirmed her being carried by boyfriend Aaron Pierre in “Long Time,” whereas one other captured her doing choreography from the identical video. There have been additionally a couple of snaps of “Atlanta” actor LaKeith Stanfield, who notably portrayed Taylor’s husband within the official LP trailer.

“I poured my heart into every layer, from the story to the sound, to capture that journey we all take through the shadows of heartbreak, whether that’s love lost, friendships broken, dreams deferred, and guide you toward the lightness of healing,” the “Gonna Love Me” artist went on to say. “It’s the visual representation of my scars, the picture of my healing, and a mirror for anyone ready to face their own truth.”

She later described Escape Room as “more than just a story” however relatively a “place to break free.” It’s a giant promise, however one she’s already begun to ship on by her first two singles, “Bed of Roses” and “Long Time,” and the sheer variety of individuals concerned within the venture.

The full physique of labor will span 22 songs, lots of that are narrations from the likes of Taraji P. Henson, LaLa Anthony, Jodie Turner-Smith, Issa Rae, and extra. In phrases of music, followers can look ahead to listening to Taylor collaborate with Tyla, Lucky Daye, Jill Scott, and her two daughters, Rue Rose and Junie Shumpert.