'Pretty Lights' Debuts New Music from Upcoming Album 'A Color Map of the Sun' at Coachella: First Single 'Around the Block' Released, LP Drops July 2013

'Pretty Lights' finally revealed the details surrounding his upcoming album, 'A Color Map of the Sun,' during his performance at 'Coachella' Sunday night!

Fans who attended the festival were privileged enough to hear some of the new music that the 'Pretty Lights' mastermind, Derek Vincent Smith, has been working on for his upcoming album, which he also revealed the release date for: July 2nd 2013. As for electronic fans who couldn't make it to the 'Coachella' festival in California, the "electrohiphopsoul" producer artist released the first single off of his two-disc album today, entitled 'Around the Block' today, announced DancingAstronaut. It is available for free via PrettyLightsMusic.com, just as his album will be downloadable for free this summer.

Listen to 'Pretty Lights' new "feel-good, summertime hip-hop jam" here. It features Talib Kweli and is "all about slowing down and enjoying the best moments in life," states the "Finally Moving" creator. Scroll down to see the official TRACKLIST for 'A Color Map of the Sun.'

As Jambands.com reports,

Derek Vincent Smith has also issued the following statement about his new album:

It has been 2 years, 5 months and 24 days since I last released a record. I am properly delighted to announce the release of my new full-length album "A Color Map of the Sun." I began work on this album/project/experiment in February of 2011 and spent a year creating my own vinyl collection of everything I needed to produce the album I heard in my head. I spent the next year producing songs with homemade vinyl samples and a big crazy analog synth I built just for this album. It is truly Analog Electronica. It's soulful electro hip-hop that went back in time to learn from the life of its smooth ass grandparents.

He continues talking about his "awesome" new album that he is extremely proud of:

"By putting together different groups of musicians on a daily basis, different bands were formed with the purpose of playing styles from funk, soul and jazz, to funk, rock and classical. All composition and design happened on the fly, in the moment, and with the single intention of creating amazing sounding music. I searched for vocalists that could take my lyrics and put their own incredible soul and emotion into them. I made beats for some of my favorite rappers in exchange for the ability to chop up the lyrics I wrote. It was a laborious yet immensely gratifying experiment that I could not be more proud of."

In addition to the album, a documentary chronicling its creation will be premiered this summer, reveals Dancing Astronaut. Here's the official Track list for the 2-disc forthcoming album:

CD #1: A Color Map of the Sun - Track Listing

1. Color Of My Soul
2. Press Pause
3. Let's Get Busy
4. Around The Block
5. Yellow Bird
6. Go Down Sunshine
7. So Bright
8. Vibe Vendetta
9. Done Wrong
10. Prophet
11. One Day They'll Know
12. Always All Ways
13. My Only Hope

CD #2: Live Studio Sessions From A Color Map of the Sun - Track Listing

1. Reel 15 Break 5
2. Reel 5 Break 3
3. Reel 9 Break 6
4. Reel 11 Break 2
5. Reel 6 Break 4
6. Reel 8 Break 2
7. Reel 18 Session 1
8. Reel 17 Break 4
9. Reel 4 Break 3
10. Reel 12 Break 2
11. Reel 6 Break 5
12. Reel 3 Break 3
13. Reel 7 Break 1