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R&B duo THEY. — songwriter Drew Love and producer Dante Jones — have developed a smooth, future-facing sound for nearly a decade. In the early days, it was simple; two artists aligning on an appreciation for '90s R&B, new jack swing, and the height of soul-sampling hip-hop. Jones making beats and Love on the lines, a basic, balanced, and open-ended setup, free from major label expectations (which they'd feel on their 2017 breakout 'Nü Religion Hyena') and high-profile collaborations (explored on 2018's 'Fireside', 2020's 'The Amanda Tape', and 2023's 'Nü Moon'). They're proud of every stop along their story, while hindsight and a fresh perspective after signing to Secretly-affiliate label drink sum wtr have afforded them some distance to reflect on where THEY. goes next.

The answer is 'LOVE.JONES'. Here the duo exudes a whole new energy by reasserting their artistry in its most potent and pure form, just Love and Jones, making straight-fire, love-making music indebted to the golden neo-soul era that gave us the namesake 1997 film. “Forget the features, forget bringing in the big producers and writers. It's really just a return to our original dynamic," says Jones. Refined and reinvented, THEY. have arrived at their boldest work, a stacked, high-energy collection celebrating Black art, culture, and "the intense feelings of Black love."

TRACK LISTING

1. LOVE.JONES
2. Choosin'
3. Diamonds And Pearls
4. Rotation
5. *5 STAR*
6. Drive Thru
7. Never Change
8. Straight Up
9. Gemini
10. Can't Let Go