Justin Timberlake teased everyone with his enigmatic 'countdown' on his website. He spoke about his love and obsession over music and how he pours over his work for hours and hours and hours at a time. And it shows. The first track from his new work dropped over the weekend and it's tight.
'Tight', what does that even mean? It's certainly not a size six pair of pants stuffed into the rolls of a size 16 person. No, it's slick, well fitting, it's a suit and tie tailor made for Justin Timberlake and anyone that enjoys his music, and probably a lot of people that haven't historically enjoyed it. Not that it's a far cry from his existing music. It's distinctly JT, but his collaboration with Jay-Z has definitely rubbed off and the production is delightfully jazz inspired. Justin Timberlake 2.0, if you will.
Justin also likes a crescendo just as much as he likes to tease - as he said in his open letter to his fans, saying: "No more teasing. Although, it was A LOT of fun. (Did I mention that I'm having fun with this?? Ha!)." Plus, he gave some sparing information about the record to come: "It is full of inspiration that I grew up listening to and some new found muses that I've discovered along the way... I'm calling it "The 20/20 Experience," and it's coming out this year. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it." Finishing, saying "That's all I'm giving you for now... I know, I know! Again, with the teasing!!!"
He really does like to tease. And, if we treat 'Suit & Tie' as a tease then this is merely the beginning, this is simply the drum roll that begins the night, and it's only going to get better.
Check him out in action a full 6 years ago in What Comes Around... Goes Around:
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