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The first single, <strong>\u201cSPACE INVADER\u201d<\/strong>, is already here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the official statement, the album marks a return to his dance roots, featuring instrumental tracks designed for the dancefloor. Shimmering synthesizers, retro grooves \u2014 everything you need to keep moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview last year, KAYTRANADA explained that his inspiration comes from disco songs that are heartbreak anthems but still make you want to dance. He said he has always loved tracks with powerful instrumentation \u2014 bass, strings, drums \u2014 and long emotional breakdowns; in other words, sad songs that are still danceable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: SPACE INVADER\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3eS4QBdis6TOHCqsoiYedL?si=3Ftiht44R3eA6W9DSXiIfw&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t waste a moment \u2014 listen to <strong>\u201cSPACE INVADER\u201d<\/strong> from <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-es\/artist\/6qgnBH6iDM91ipVXv28OMu?si=HWPoJ0zGRq6QCpToXemdGg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KAYTRANADA<\/a> now and get ready for <strong>\u2018AIN\u2019T NO DAMN WAY\u2019<\/strong> this Friday, 15 August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KAYTRANADA releases \u201cSPACE INVADER\u201d, the first single from his album \u2018AIN\u2019T NO DAMN WAY\u2019, out this Friday, 15 August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":525360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[604],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-525362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin  - 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