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fun. frontman Nate Ruess has announced that his debut solo album, Grand Romantic, will be released on June 16 via Fueled By Ramen.
Ahead of the album’s release, Ruess recently released the Anthony Mandler-directed video for new single ‘Nothing Without Love’, which you can watch below.
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Grand Romantic, as the album title suggests, is a collection of songs inspired by “new love”, as the press release reads. The LP is produced by longtime collaborators Jeff Bhasker and Emile Haynie, and it features contributions from Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer and Lykke Li, both of whom guest on ‘Nothing Without Love.’
Track ‘Take It Back’ features a guitar solo from Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, which Ruess called “the greatest gift of my life.”
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Ruess discussed why there is no new fun. album in the works, saying: "People were expecting a lot out of the next fun. album. Everybody wanted to squeeze every last drop out of it, but those things are hard to duplicate. The smartest way to look at things is to know they're never going to happen again. People thought I was fucking nuts, but I'm not out to chase something. I'm out to be happy."
