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Steve Aoki to drop new album ‘HiROQUEST’ on September 16

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Contributed photos." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/06/16/20220616-steve-aoki.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Contributed photos.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>American record producer Steve Aoki on Thursday announced that he is set to release a new full-length album, “HiROQUEST”, for September 16.</p><p>It will feature collaborations with Taking Back Sunday, Kane Brown, Mod Sun, PnB Rock, Georgia Ku, Bryce Vine, Santa Fe Klan, Lil Xan, and Goody Grace, among others. </p><p>Aoki will continue his partnership with MetaZoo Games to create limited edition playing cards available with the purchase of “HiROQUEST” CDs.</p><p>“HiROQUEST” includes recent singles “Just Us Two” with Taking Back Sunday, “Kult” with grandson and Jasiah, as well as “Save Me” featuring HRVY, and “Kong 2.0” with Natanael.</p><p>Aoki said the new album will tap into the angst, anxiety and pent-up energy felt during the lockdown and offer a dynamic soundtrack to what has become the new normal. </p><p>He added that his tracks draw equally on history with alternative rock bands and embrace contemporary musical trends like Latin and pop while retaining his signature EDM aesthetic.</p><p>“The music is a connecting tissue to this universe that I&#x27;m creating,” Aoki said. </p><p>“This album tells a fantastical story, but it’s also about freedom from restraint. I went right back to my roots—that raw, rock energy and that became the basis of it. From there, I began to explore everything and it sprouted into so many different genres.”</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2081353" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

It will feature collaborations with Taking Back Sunday, Kane Brown, Mod Sun, PnB Rock, Georgia Ku, Bryce Vine, and Santa Fe Klan, among others. 