Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O to Make Solo Debut With 'Crush Songs'
It's been a minute since we've heard from Karen O, although she was plenty busy last year between the Yeah Yeah Yeahs massive festival run behind Mosquito and her Oscar-nominated foray into writing songs for film with Her's "Moon Song."
It turns out she's been hard at work on her solo debut, and it looks like the finished product, Crush Songs, will officially see its release on September 9.
Crush Songs will drop via Cult Records—aka the label founded by Julian Casablancas of The Strokes—and will include drawings and handwritten lyrics from the artist in the special vinyl edition of the album. Karen posted an intro to Crush Songs earlier today, explaining the title of the record and the inspiration for its material:
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