| "Alchemy" is the fourth studio album by British music duo Disclosure. It was released on 14 July 2023 through Apollo and AWAL. It is the duo's first album in nearly 3 years since Energy (2020). In 2022, Howard Lawrence started working on the album in Los Angeles with collaborators Max Margolis and DonnyBravo. He would send concepts and demos over to his brother Guy Lawrence, who was still in London at the time. In a press release, Guy noted that the album is a "celebration of us feeling liberated" and cited creative freedom as one of the cornerstones during the process, following their departure from a major record label. Howard added that the time during which the record was conceived was a "combination of deep heartbreak and sadness, but also deep admiration and appreciation", since Guy got previously married and settled in Los Angeles, while Howard stayed in London, feeling exhausted after a heartbreak and a 150-date tour. The album marks the first project to not include any guest appearances or samples. Instead, the album focused on Howard's "pop songcraft", using his own lyrics and vocals, while Guy takes on "everything from jungle breaks and trance-like supersaw synth riffs to rapid tempo four-to-the-floor club tracks" production-wise. The duo described the sound as going "back to basics". On 12 July, they announced the record, along with revealing the album cover and tracklist. Arriving shortly after the 10-year anniversary of their debut album "Settle". |
