Listen: Cautious Clay: Fade Blue (11 PM)

Cautious Clay drops “Fade Blue (11 PM)” almost three months after the release of The Hours: Morning. The easy vibe made of disco strings (think Barry White), a friendly blues guitar riff and a bumpy bass ride are all Clay needs to sing about being in the moment with no self-judgment. He spelled out the course of “Fade Blue (11 PM)” in a press statement.

“This song is very much about removing all expectations about what you might be connecting to in your life versus how you are living your life, because they are not always the same. Being present-minded is something that is becoming harder and harder to do today and throughout all of The Hours I’m not only the Morning but also the Night, and I’m trying to prioritize being present. Blue is also becoming one of my favorite colors.”

Clay co-produced “Fade Blue (11 PM)” with Some Randoms, who has been just as responsible for crafty contemporary music as Clay, having worked with Kehlani, Lil Wayne, Wale, Ant Clemons, and Reneé Rapp. He stepped outside of producing and writing for John Legend, Khalid, John Mayer, and Billie Eilish to release The Hours: Morning, which is his third studio album. Clay’s tour for The Hours starts in September and tickets are on sale now.