Following the announcement of his forthcoming third studio album, Anemoia, out September 5 via Forever Days, in collaboration with Astralwerks and his upcoming North American tour, SG Lewis has today shared his new single ‘Sugar’, featuring close-collaborator and pop-provocateur, Shygirl. Delivering a sweet dose of summer, blending SG Lewis’s signature shimmering production with Shygirl’s magnetic vocals to create a summer anthem that captures the essence of euphoric, heat-drenched nightlife. It follows the whirlwind success of their 2024 collab ‘mr useless’ which has since surpasses 300 million streams, and was a standout track from Shygirl’s Club Shy EP. The duo’s chemistry proved irresistible, earning widespread acclaim and club rotation globally.
The track and album announcement marks a pivotal moment for the London-born, LA-based producer, songwriter and DJ — following a string of club-focused releases and collaborations, Anemoia sees SG return to the center of his solo artist project with a sound that’s expansive, dancefloor-forward and deeply personal. Named after the word that describes a nostalgia for a time never personally experienced, SG Lewis’ upcoming album Anemoia explores his long-standing fascination with past eras of dance music, refining an emotional sound that draws as much from early trance, Balearic house, and 2000s electronica as it does modern pop songwriting.
“When I discovered the word Anemoia, it articulated a feeling I’d struggled to describe for so long — a nostalgia for times I never lived through,” SG says. “Throughout my career, I’ve often referenced past eras of music, studying them inside out to understand their cultural and technical history. In doing so, I started to question my emotional connection to those times, and why they left such a mark on me.
This album is rooted in the dancefloor, and even its quieter moments are shaped by Balearic sounds that are influenced from spending a lot of time in Ibiza last summer. I think a lot of the music carries an undertone of melancholy, even when it feels high in energy. More than anything, I want Anemoia to be a soundtrack to living in the present — to creating the kind of moments that others might one day feel nostalgic for.”
‘Sugar‘ follows SG Lewis’ previous single ‘Back of My Mind‘, and introduced a more introspective tone while nodding to SG’s roots in euphoric, progressive electronic music. It also arrived at a time of creative renewal for SG Lewis. Having spent the past year grounding himself in his London studio after a decade of life on the road, he channeled that reflective energy into a new body of work that reaches beyond the club – blending timeless dance music influences with vivid storytelling.
This wave of new music follows on from a stellar 18 months of activity for the much-adored artist, with key collaborations alongside Tove Lo (HEAT EP), Nelly Furtado and Shygirl as well as the launch of his own label Forever Days which saw him launch his own curated headline shows across iconic venues including KOKO in London, The Knockdown Centre in New York and Ibiza’s Cova Santa. SG Lewis partnered up with Mixmag last month for a very special Forever Days curated livestream and party at a central London rooftop location.
With over 1.7 billion streams to date and collaborators ranging from Elton John to Dua Lipa, SG Lewis continues to shape the future of electronic music – one era-defining record at a time.
SG Lewis also recently confirmed a string of new headline US tour dates, with live shows set for major cities across North America this autumn, and UK/EU dates still to be announced. Full dates and ticket info can be found at: https://drop.cobrand.com/d/SGLewis/AnemoiaTour
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