Skrillex Confirms New Music Is On The Way: “I’m about to start putting in this new work , going full speed ahead”
It is about time folks. After over a year of writing about the new rumors around Skrillex’s upcoming body of work. The man himself has acknowledged that something is underway. In a series of tweets this weekend, Skrillex touched on the fact that rumors have been flying for quite a while now. He has been tirelessly working on himself as well as helping his friends as a producer, but all that is about to change.
Speaking vaguely, Skrillex told the public that it was time for him to once again focus on his own music, and do so with total concentration. After a few releases such as his collaborations with Joyryde and Boyz Noise, we are incredibly excited to hear that Skrillex will soon be dropping some personal work. It has been quite a long time coming but it appears the king is ready to take back his throne.
Been taking long time off working on my friends albums but more importantly myself. Been lots of rumors of an “album”. I don’t know what it is or what to call it….
— Skrillex (@Skrillex) April 20, 2019
But I’m about to start putting in this new work , going full speed ahead , no turning back
— Skrillex (@Skrillex) April 20, 2019
But this is just the warm up
— Skrillex (@Skrillex) April 20, 2019
“Just The Warm Up” Turned Out To Be An Understatement
If only Skrillex fans back in 2019 knew just how long that warm-up would actually last. It wasn’t until 2023, four more years after this tweet thread, that Skrillex finally delivered his long-awaited solo full-lengths, “Quest for Fire” and “Don’t Get Too Close,” both landing within months of each other and putting an end to over a decade of fans wondering when a proper new Skrillex album would ever materialize.
Looking back, this cryptic 2019 tweet storm was one of many false-start moments along that long road, but it was also genuinely honest: Skrillex really had spent years prioritizing production work for other artists, from Joyryde to Boys Noize, before circling back to his own catalog. When the wait finally ended, both albums were widely praised as a true return to form, proving that “no turning back” wasn’t just hype, even if it took considerably longer than anyone expected at the time.
