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Steve Lacy Drops 'Nice Shoes' as Trailer for Fourth Album 'Oh Yeah?'

A playful taste of his forthcoming fourth album Oh Yeah?, the single marks a new creative era centered on precise lyricism alongside candid reflections on sexual fluidity.

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Overview

  • “Nice Shoes,” produced by Nightfeelings with Matthew Castellanos, combines rolling breakbeats with guitar-driven melodies and playful-yet-introspective lyrics.
  • The track serves as a trailer for Oh Yeah?, Lacy’s fourth self-produced album slated to arrive later this year with cover art nodding to the Kool-Aid Man’s “Oh yeah!” tagline.
  • Sporting a sharp, clean-cut fade, Lacy calls his new hairstyle an emotional release that heralds the start of his next creative chapter.
  • In a recent interview, he described his sexuality as fluid and resisted simple labels, tying personal identity to his evolving songwriting.
  • Lacy revealed that members of his band The Internet have been reconvening, hinting at possible new group material after a seven-year hiatus.