Oh Yeah?

Steve Lacy’s Oh Yeah? is his third studio album, a 10-track, 40-minute follow-up to Gemini Rights that expands his distinctive blend of alternative R&B, funk, guitar-driven rock, and psychedelic pop. Released in July 2026 through RCA Records, it balances intimate, handmade-feeling songwriting with layered vocals, synthesizers, and more expansive arrangements. Collaborations with SZA on “Is It Cool?,” Erykah Badu on “Pure Colour,” and Cecile Believe on “Lovesexdrugbomb” broaden its palette without overshadowing Lacy’s musical personality. The result is a record that moves between seductive grooves, offbeat humor, acoustic tenderness, and experimental textures while retaining his gift for memorable melodies.

At its heart, Oh Yeah? explores desire and the uncertainty surrounding intimacy, shifting between romantic longing, sexual confidence, disappointment, and blurred boundaries between friendship and love. “Show You Me” offers an acoustic, humor-laced counterpoint to the fuller productions, while “Doom” and “Nothing” lead into the more volatile “Lovesexdrugbomb.” The nine-minute “Nice Shoes / In Your World” gives the album room to stretch beyond conventional pop-song proportions before the concise closer “Bebe.” These contrasts make the record feel less like a straightforward collection of potential hits than a restless exploration of connection, with Lacy’s playful musical instincts keeping its emotional ambiguities engaging.