Sky Ferreira Says New Album Masochism Will Arrive This Summer

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Sky Ferreira‘s still putting together her sophomore effort Masochism, the follow-up to 2013′s Night Time, My Time. Last year, she claimed a new song and short film would arrive that summer, but scheduling conflicts and health issues delayed its release. “I refuse to put something that isn’t honest,” she later said, explaining the wait. 

In a new interview with Dazed, however, Ferreira announced a tentative release date for the album: this summer. The new record will be executive produced by Kanye West collaborator Mike Dean, with additional support from Ariel Rechtshaid (who produced Night Time, My Time) and Rahki (Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Mac Miller). 

Here’s what she told Dazed about the album’s name and themes:

I started writing the lyrics two years ago when I was touring, and that’s when the name came to me. The way I look at it, it’s about going from one thing to another. I’ve learned a lot about myself and my own self-value. Before, in order to feel good about anything there had to be some kind of struggle, a painful way to get to it, otherwise I felt I didn’t really deserve it. Which is a really fucked up way of thinking.”

I became a bit of a masochist in every single way – for a while it was like, ‘If it doesn’t hurt then it’s not real.’ That is honestly how I felt. I’m still in the thick of everything changing, but change, like, sucks! It’s good in the long run, but it’s fucking weird and uncomfortable. When I feel like I’ve reached the point where I’m somewhat comfortable with it, that’s when the album ends.

Read our interview with Ferreira about Night Time, My Time here.

Watch Ferreira’s video for “Everything is Embarrassing” on Pitchfork.tv:

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