Danny Brown Announces Stardust Album on Warp, Lead Single Starburst

Detroit rapper Danny Brown announced on Wednesday that his new album, Stardust, will be released on November 7 via Warp Records, and he unveiled the lead single, "Starburst," alongside a North American headline tour beginning November 10. The record, described by Brown as his first written and recorded in sobriety, features a wide array of collaborators from the internet-music and experimental-pop scenes and will be supported on the road by artists underscores and Femtanyl.

Brown said he wanted the record to be "vulnerable, honest, and free with no crutches," adding that the music contains "way more white girl hair twists than hiphop head nods." The 14-track album leans into electronic, hyperpop and digicore textures while retaining the technical rap delivery that has defined Brown's career. Brown’s announcement was accompanied by a music video for "Starburst" that reviewers and viewers described as disorienting and kinetic, featuring the rapper exercising inside a confined, glass-like space while the track shifts through jagged, distorted production. The single reportedly includes production from Holly, a Portuguese producer who has worked with Brown previously.