To celebrate the fifth anniversary of his chart-topping debut album The Wise & The Wicked, Jauz prepared a dual album project for 2023. The project’s first album, Rise of the Wise, dropped Friday, July 13, and the second album, Wrath of the Wicked, dropped Friday, September 22 on Jauz’s label, Bite This!.
The duality of the dual album concept highlights the evolution of Jauz as a producer. It is a testament to his ability to create successful tunes across a spectrum of EDM genres. While his July album focused more on house music, September’s album features seven heavier bass tracks characterized by dubstep and drum and bass.
“If my last album (Rise of the Wise) was the Yin, this one (Wrath of the Wicked) is the Yang,” Jauz shared. “The whole goal behind both of these albums was to dive into the polar extremes of the sounds I’ve always made and push each direction to the limit. With this album, it was all about creating the most ‘heavy’ version of Jauz I possibly could, which is perfectly represented by The Wicked.”
Two of the seven tracks have already been released over the past few weeks: “Mind Control” and “Dreaming.” The album opens with “Chaos,” a song that is true to its name and brings high-energy dubstep. Moon Lvnding’s pick for our weekly New Music Friday playlist was the drum and bass banger “Bad Boi Sound.” The album concludes with “Save U Now,” featuring emotional vocals and heartfelt basslines, putting a touching conclusion to the second part of the dual album project.
Accompanying the full release of Wrath of the Wicked, Jauz will begin his Wise/Wicked Tour in selected cities in Fall 2023. Notably, Jauz will be playing two different shows in most of the cities, featuring various venues for his separate Wise and Wicked shows. Discussing the upcoming tour, Jauz said, “I’m really excited for everyone to finally get to hear all these tracks I’ve been working on for so long and also finally get to play them out live, because a lot of them I’ve been keeping a secret for a while.”
The tour got started this past Saturday, September 23 in Boston with an early Wise boat party before playing Big Night Live for a late Wicked show. Other cities scheduled to get a double dip of Jauz playing Wise and Wicked shows this fall include New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Nashville. The dual album and dual tour concept is an exciting proposition, and we at Moon Lvnding are excited to see Jauz’s ongoing success as he embraces the duality of his music production. We plan on providing coverage of Jauz’s tour stop here in Brooklyn, so check back in a few weeks to learn more about the Wise Vs. Wicked 2023 Tour and use the handy links below to keep up with all the latest news from Jauz.
