Andrew W.K. surprise releases first album in five years, ‘Temptation to Exist’

Andrew W.K. has surprised released his first album in five years, ‘Temptation to Exist’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Andrew W.K. – ‘God Is Partying’ review: his dedication to the cause remains undimmed The ‘Party Hard’ artist has dropped a 10 track jazz noir LP that “marks one of the most unexpected transformations in the career of an artist who has spent more than two and a half decades defying expectations,” according to a press release. It adds: “Trading the maximalist hard rock associated with much of his career for a sprawling instrumental landscape of piano, brass, woodwinds, cello, percussion, vibraphone, organ, synthesizers, and more, the album reveals another dimension to an artist whose musicality has always extended far beyond his public persona.” W.K. produced and mixed the album himself while also performing piano, guitar, bass, drums, percussion, organ, celeste, vibraphone, keyboards, synthesizers, and vocals throughout the record. It was recorded and mixed at Valentine Studios in Los Angeles. The record features tracks including ‘Michael’s Theme’, ‘Nightmares’, ‘Manhattan Beach’ and ‘Insomnia’. It follows on from his 2021 album ‘God Is Partying’, which NME said i...