{"product_id":"blue_island","title":"Blue Island","description":"\u003cp\u003eReleased on August 7, 2026 through Atlantic Records, Blue Island is Chicago singer-songwriter Ravyn Lenae’s third studio album and a more expansive pop-facing follow-up to 2022’s Hypnos. Across 14 tracks, Lenae uses the record as a return to the emotional and imaginative terrain of home, tracing romantic uncertainty, self-protection, longing, trust, and the process of letting go. Rather than settling into a single style, she treats “Blue Island” as a fluid personal space: a place where memories of the past, doubts about the present, and the possibility of a freer future can coexist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusically, the album broadens Lenae’s R\u0026amp;B foundation with glossy 1980s-influenced pop, new wave, alternative rock, indie pop, soul, and electronic textures. The guitar-charged opener “Handle” introduces its bolder, rock-tinged approach, while “Familiar Dreams” offers buoyant retro pop-soul and “Never Let Me Go” slows into a bluesy, vocal-centered R\u0026amp;B performance. Elsewhere, “Saturday Night,” “Find It One Day,” “Wish You Well,” and the chaotic closing track “Let Us In” shift shape within individual songs, highlighting the album’s adventurous production. “Babygirl,” featuring Doechii, adds jazzy vocal layering and sharply contrasting rap energy, while Dominic Fike appears on “Reputation.” The result is a colorful, sometimes unsettled record that makes Lenae’s versatility—not a fixed genre identity—its central strength.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"CD \/ Album","offer_id":54045437362490,"sku":"39872","price":13.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Vinyl \/ Album - Indie Excl. Translucent Sea Blue Vinyl","offer_id":54045437395258,"sku":"39873","price":40.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Vinyl \/ Album - Translucent Light Blue Vinyl","offer_id":54045437428026,"sku":"39874","price":40.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-09-11_at_2.14.02_PM.jpeg?v=1789150685","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/blue_island","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}