K-pop girl group aespa have announced their upcoming new mini-album ‘Whiplash’ with the release of a teaser.
On September 23, aespa dropped a cyberpunk-inspired graphic trailer for their fifth mini-album ‘Whiplash’, out October 21. According to SM Entertainment per Korea JoongAng Daily, the record will include six new songs. The group will release more information on it in the coming weeks.
The teaser for ‘Whiplash’ comes four months after aespa released their first studio album ‘Armageddon’, which spawned the singles ‘Armageddon’ and ‘Supernova’. The quartet recently collaborated with Canadian musician Grimes on a remix of the latter.
In a four-star review of ‘Armageddon’, NME’s Rhian Daly praised its “supremely confident tracks that more than scratch the itch for the experimental pop aespa do so well”.
The girl group are currently on their ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ world tour in support of the record, through which all four members have debuted new unreleased solo tracks. Following concerts across Asia and Australia, aespa are set to perform in Bangkok later this week.
In other K-pop news, soloist Lee Hi has released a new single titled ‘One Thing’ in celebration of her 27th birthday. The track is also her first release under new label duover, founded by several fellow former AOMG artists.
Elsewhere, BLACKPINK’s Lisa is set to perform at this year’s Victoria’s Secret fashion show, the lingerie brand’s first in six years. The K-pop singer joins Cher and Tyla on the show’s first-ever all-woman musical lineup.
Perry Farrell has released another public apology following an on-stage confrontation involving his bandmate Dave Navarro.
The Jane's Addiction frontman was involved in a physical altercation with guitarist Dave Navarro last year during a live performance, an incident that prompted the band to cancel their reunion tour and eventually led to their split.
“I'd like to address what happened on stage last year,” Perry, 66, said in a statement shared across both his personal Instagram account and Jane's Addiction’s official page. “I've reflected on it and know I didn't handle myself the way I should have. I apologize to our patrons and my bandmates for losing my temper and for disrupting the show.”
He went on to admit that he did not meet fan expectations and described himself as deeply remorseful toward everyone impacted by the incident.
“Jane's Addiction has been at the center of my life for decades. The band, the songs, the patrons, and the impact that we've had on music and culture mean more to me than any words I could ever possibly write down,” he shared.
“My aim has always been to give our audience the best possible show, something real, honest and positive. In Boston, we fell short of that, and I'm truly sorry to everyone who was impacted.”
Jane's Addiction also issued its own statement regarding the altercation, which ultimately led to the group’s remaining members filing a lawsuit against Perry alleging assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract.
“Today we are here to announce that we have come together one last time to resolve our differences, so that the legacy of Jane's Addiction will remain the work the four of us created together,” the band wrote, signaling that the group would not move forward with Perry. “We now look forward to the future as we embark on our separate musical and creative endeavors.”
