We knew this moment was coming...Disclosure has announced its long-awaited sophomore artist album Caracal that will follow up its breakout debut full-length Settle. The pair of Guy and Howard Lawrence will also play two of the most prominent arenas in the United States after the album's release on Sept. 25 through PMR/Island Records. They will be taking over Los Angeles' Staples Center on Sept. 29 and Madison Square Garden on Oct. 24. They have also revealed the album artwork and a few songs from the tracklist.
The full 15-track album features tunes like the unreleased "Omen," "Hourglass" and the first single from the LP, "Holding On," featuring Grammy-award winning jazz musician Gregory Porter. Caracal will feature guest spots from Nao, Lion Babe, Kawbs. You can preorder the album in digital, CD or vinyl formats through the group's website here.
Last month the duo released the dancefloor-filler, "Bang That."
To announce the new album, they released a 30-second teaser with new music and features images of a Caracal, a member of the lynx family, which is the cover for the new LP.
Disclosure's Howard Lawrence described why they decided to go with this cat as the cover and name for their album in a statement.
"A caracal is an incredible wild cat that I became fascinated with while on tour last year. I just love the way they look, their physical capabilities and their anonymity," he said. "It felt like a perfect fit for our WILD LIFE brand too, so the caracal made perfect sense as the lead visual for the new album and over the course of recording, it also felt like a natural title for the new record too."
SBTRKT and his art director have accused Disclosure of copying their style on album covers. In a series of deleted tweets, picked up by Pitchfork, you can see their displeasure with Disclosure's recent themes of artwork.
