Boyz II Men have announced the release of a new album called Collide. According to Billboard, the album "represents a left turn in the group's 23-year career" in that it contains no ballads.
The trio has been on the road since the release of their 2011 20th anniversary album, Twenty, and kicked off a residency at the Mirage Resort and Casino in Las Vegas in March 2013.
Group member Nathan Morris told Billboard that the group wanted to tweak it's style going into the new record, which is why the songs are more fast-paced.
"I think fans are going to be blown away by that," says Morris, "because the history of what they know is that Boyz II Men sings ballads and love songs. There's not a whole lot of that on this album. Unfortunately, people don't listen to ballads anymore. We listen to them, because we grew up on them and we love them, but radio doesn't play them. We're in a very fast society where nobody wants to take time to slow down, so the music has to reflect that."
Boyz II Men will be celebrating another anniversary this year, the 20th anniversary of their landmark album II, which features hits such as "I'll Make Love To You" and "On Bended Knee."
Along with the album's tracklist, the band has shared Collide's first single, "Losing Sleep," which you can listen to over at Billboard.
Collide Tracklist:
01. Me Myself & I
02. What Happens In Vegas
03. Diamond Eyes
04. Better Half
05. Underwater
06. Believe Us
07. Don't Stop
08. Already Gone
09. As Long As I'm With You
10. Losing Sleep
11. So What
12. Collide
