Surprise! Hours after releasing a new track called “Queen Space” with Summer Walker, Ari Lennox returned with a new EP called Away Message. The unexpected release pairs “Queen Space” with four new records from the Washington, D.C. native.
“I got one more surprise for you guys at 9 pm ET. Make sure y’all put your notifications on,” Ari Lennox tweeted earlier today.
“Off the internet until September 9 so here’s my away message to you all. New EP to hold you over until the album, love ya,” she added at 9 p.m. ET.
Ari Lennox has also been offering more context regarding her sophomore album, age/sex/location. On Wednesday, Dreamville’s J. Cole shared a text message from the R&B singer that offers more information about what led her to record this particular body of work.
“[I’m in a] transitional space. [I was in a] very vulnerable codependent and validation-seeking part of my life. I remember the countless times I was kicked out of dating apps because they didn’t think I was really myself,” she told J. Cole.
“It reminded me of those age/sex/location days where I wasn’t actually being myself in those chat rooms. I spent so much time seeing the God and good in some abusive people. [I was neglecting my needs and self-worth. [I was] romanticizing terrible people, ignoring red flags, ignoring my opinions and those knots in my stomach when interacting with people I’m dating.”
With a new EP and a little added context, Ari Lennox will step away until it’s time to roll out age/sex/location on September 9, 2022. Until then, enjoy Away Message below.
