The last time Christian came by the studio was to promote his single “I Won’t Beg For You,” which showcased a folkier side to his music. When asked what happened between going that direction then and then the genre-blending album, Gates said, “Man, I had a conversation with my executive producer and probably my closest friend… besides my girlfriend. [And] he sat me down and he opened up Spotify on the computer, and he went through my top songs, top 10. And he’s like, ‘I Won’t Beg For You,’ folk song. I bet the next one’s gonna be a folk song. And the next one, fucking hard rock. Okay, well I’m sure the next one will be folk or rock, EDM, acoustic. Fucking, I don’t know. It’s all over the place. I don’t know how to choose a lane. And I think he was trying to convince me that’s a problem, but I don’t know if it is.”
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Being an independent artist, Christian is always walking on more and more music. When asked about the rest of 2024 going into 2025, he said, “So I got two things coming, hopefully. I have one, which is another album. I don’t know if it’s coming in 2025. Maybe. Probably. But I’ve been working on that for like a year and a half now, and it’s more of the artistic type of shit in less than what this album is. This album is me just getting this shit out of my system for a second so that I can calm down, but I think this upcoming album after this one is going to be my favorite, so I’m really excited. I got some crazy shit, so yeah, I’m excited for that. And then I also have this other thing, which I can’t talk about yet, and it’s not music.”
Be on the lookout for an announcement for a release show in LA with Christian, hopefully soon! Check out our full interview below.
