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They’re a good pair Anderson Paak and Knxwledge, so it’s good to learn that they have a new LP coming out called ‘Why Lawd?’.

It should be on the shelves on June 7 via the legendary Stones Throw, and there’s not a huge amount of information to go on, so obviously, keep an eye on the socials and all that jazz. There is a video to click on, don’t sweat it. Don’t get impatient.

The artwork is cartoony and good and you can have a listen to ’86Sentra’ which apes the style of the sleeve, and it’s a bit of a stoner head-nodder, so if that’s your bag, hit play.

Here you go.

‘Why Lawd?’ is due to arrive eight years after NxWorries dropped their debut album ‘Yes Lawd!’ in 2016. NxWorries formed in 2015 after .Paak and Knxwledge released their first track together, ‘Suede’ on SoundCloud.

2016’s ‘Yes Lawd!’ scored a four-star review from NME, with Jordan Bassett writing: “This is a very well-crafted album that succeeds on its own terms… There’s no classic, stop-everything track to grab to you by the heartstrings. Then again, ‘Suede’ (also featured on NxWorries’ 2015 EP ‘Link Up & Suede’) comes close enough – which is closer than anyone else is likely to come before the year is up.”

In 2022, NxWorries released their comeback single, ‘Where I Go’ featuring vocals from H.E.R.. It was their first song together since 2016. ‘Where I Go’ arrived after .Paak first teased that NxWorries was in “ALBUM MODE” back in January 2022. It is currently unknown if ‘Where I Go’ will feature on ‘Why Lawd?’.

Prior to the upcoming ‘Why Lawd?’, .Paak’s last full-length release came in the form of 2021’s ‘An Evening with Silk Sonic’ as part of the Silk Sonic duo with Bruno Mars.