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Shamir Stands Up For The Struggling, Anxious '90's Kids'

The singer steps away from the dance-pop of his debut Ratchet and towards sincere lo-fi. He's made a video for the new song "90's Kids" off a new album, Revelations, out in November.
Shamir's new album, Revelations, comes out Nov. 3.

When entered the ring, it was with the slick, cheeky 2014 single "On The Regular," which he followed up with the impressive dance-pop debut . Though the album landed on many year-end lists, and Shamir himself, he said he felt pigeonholed by the dance pop of , which he had only been experimenting, and that he chafed at the repression of his musical opinions and instincts during the process of making the album.

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