Pharrell Williams and the N.E.R.D. crew are prepping the release of their next LP. As they explained it, much of the album is going to take fans on a trip through various genres and feelings.
“We didn’t care about genres; we’re not doing this for the money. We’re doing this for people who pledge allegiance to our movement,”P told MTV.
“It’s a mixture of senses that may cause a person to experience colorful hearing, auditory smell,” group member Shay added. “For example, you might see something, and it might trigger a song. You might hear something, and it might trigger a taste in your mouth. When we created this album, it was the music we envisioned while creating it. We decided it would be the appropriate title for the album.”
“If you really analyze that, the most inspiration is probably deep inside a synesthesiac. So for us, ‘seeing sounds’ is what we relate to the most. We figured we’d make an album out of it,”Pharrell noted.
“Energy and emotion was the criteria [while recording], but we made the music anticipating the [live] show. That was the most important thing. … [The song] ‘Spazz’ is [a] nostalgic, hip-hop feeling with some drum and bass. It becomes a big, tall monster. It’s almost like this big gorilla looking down at you. If he smacks you, he kills you. His fingers are the size of your body. That’s kinda what we’re doing in N.E.R.D. We’re facing this big monster of, of what we know is out there, of what we see, that big monster of energy.”
Starting in mid-April, the N.E.R.D. crew will join Kanye West on the Glow in the Dark Tour. While their single, “Everyone Nose” (a song about cocaine), will be released soon, their album, Seeing Sounds, will be released in June.
