N.E.R.D., the funk-rock group comprised of the Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, along with friend and collaborator Shae Haley, are ready to drop a new album, their first since 2004′s Fly or Die, in late June on Star Trak. Titled Seeing Sounds (in reference to a neurological phenomenon called Synesthesia, where senses cross so a tone correlates to, say, a color — read the insanely complex dissection at wikipedia), the band drew inspiration from the idea of seeing the music. So what took so long? Williams, who recently wrapped a record with Madonna, told MTV last October that he was “just waiting for the right sounds,” comparing making music to going fishing. “You fish for it every day, and either you get it or you don’t,” he said. “And sometimes I have to wait. What I usually do with the N.E.R.D. albums is we wait a lot.” But fans won’t have to wait much longer.
Feb 28
2008
02:36 PM ET
New N.E.R.D. coming in June
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Man, the world has clearly been waiting with baited breath to hear pharell announce the return of NERD…
Oh wait, I was smoking crack.
Apparently no one cares, nor should they care about a marginally interesting group composed of a couple of producers and no talent.
Stop singing pharell. Keep phishing for beats and sounds. Good luck bringing us back to 2003 when you mattered.
(MADONNA? EL OH EL!!!)
Will SpyMob be backing them on this album?
$100 bills… Achoo! Achoo!
already got my tickets for the glow in the dark tour, can’t wait for the album to drop…
DS3M,
You’re a tool.
Can’t wait to see your long, yet clever response to that.
Whoever wrote this last comment is a complete toolbox. Pharrell is very influential in modern music to this day, and if you do not realize that, you have no business speaking on music matters. If you are too stupid to understand the music, well I feel sorry for you. I am going to the NERD concert and the Glow In The Dark concert and I am jacked. I am pumped for the new album because I already know it is going to better than the last two. In closing, “If they hate, then let em hate, and watch the money pile up!!” N.E.R.D. fan for life!!!
Damn! I was all hype on getting the album in April! I hope they release another song soon
I’ve been waiting so long for this day and I can’t wait until it actually comes out!!!!!
I saw N.E.R.D live at the GLow in the Dark Tour and I must say that they were HOT!!! I will definitely be buying their album off of the single “Spaz” alone.
cant wait!!!!!
cant wait!!!!!
CAN’T WAIT! Love, love, love N.E.R.D.
CAN’T WAIT! Love, love, love N.E.R.D.
can’t wait and the guy below can go suck something long hard and sandpapery
You a tool man ay man you a tool…every 5 seconds lol