Audien has announced his long-awaited sophomore album, First Love, his first full-length project in six years. Due out in September 2025 via Armada, it’s his first album since 2019’s Escapism.
Celebrating the announcement today, Audien dropped a brand-new single, “Slide Away,” an evocative house anthem made in collaboration with MAKJ and Julia Church. Driven by the latter’s effervescent vocal performance, the lush progressive house track explores emotional growth with a euphoric, upbeat twist.
“It’s an “I-love-you-but-I-need-to-chase-something-else” song – outgrowing someone but knowing greater love lies ahead,” says Julia Church. “I loved working together on this, it feels like the perfect blend of us all musically.”
The concept for First Love was sparked during a conversation on tour when someone told him his melodies encapsulate the intense feelings associated with experiencing a first love, according to a press release issued by Armada. The album, the label added, is Audien’s “most personal and connective work to date.”
You can listen to “Slide Away” below.
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