Superduo Silk Sonic Comprising Bruno Mars and Anderson. Paak Drops New Music Video for the Song ‘Skate’

      

Posted By - Marcia Kelsey

 

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Superduo Silk Sonic comprising the creative collaboration between artists Bruno Mars and Anderson. Paak recently came out with their newest video for their second single, “Skate.” The track is expected to appear on their upcoming album, An Evening with Silk Sonic, which is slated to arrive this year.

The pair aptly described it as a “Summertime Jam” while teasing the track prior to its release and they deliver with its buoyant, sunny vibes. In the Mars and Florent Dechard-directed video, the duo play drums backed by their band as a team of ladies rollerskate around them in the nostalgic, feel-good clip

The R&B super duo took to social media on Wednesday to cordially invite followers to their “summertime jam.” Although the announcement was fairly vague and cryptic, fans immediately began speculating that the artists were set to drop the follow-up to Silk Sonic’s debut single ‘Leave The Door Open’ which arrived nearly five months ago.

Some of the lyrics from the song that justifies this vibe are: “I’m trynna roll, I’m trynna ride/ I’m trynna float, I’m trynna glide. No no, don’t be shy, just take my hand and hold on tight.” The duo sings flirtatiously as they watch the skaters.

In June, Silk Sonic performed “Leave the Door Open” during the BET Awards and also took home Best Group during the ceremony, with only one song to their name.

The duo came into being in late February and marked their creative association with the release of their very first single, ‘Leave the Door Open’ which came out in March. Only later that same month, the duo made their television debut during the Grammys, a performance they playfully lobbied for before their appearance. While their song was not eligible for an award this go-round, Paak won Best Melodic Rap Performance for “Lockdown.”

An Evening With Silk Sonic will be Mars’ first full-length LP since he released 2016’s 24K Magic. Last year, Mars collaborated with Charlie Wilson for ‘Forever Valentine’, a song Mars co-wrote and co-produced, along with providing backup vocals. It was also announced that the singer inked a deal with Disney to develop an upcoming musical film in which he will be starring and also producing.

In May, Paak directed the video for Leon Bridges’ song, ‘Motorbike’. He also dropped a series of singles last year, including ‘Jewelz’, ‘Lockdown’, and also its remix featuring a verse with Noname, and Trolls World Tour track ‘Don’t Slack’ with Justin Timberlake. His most recent album is 2019’s Ventura.

The songs will land on the group’s much-anticipated debut studio album which was completed in February. Mars and Anderson are yet to announce an official release date for the project, but it is expected to arrive sometime this year. The duo spoke about the album during an interview with Zane Lowe saying it began as a jam session with friends and just “snowballed” from there.