HodgyBeats from Odd Future embarks on a new era as jerry

The eighteen-track album is jerry's sound done his own way, on his own terms. Its expansive instrumentation has been brought to life by the likes of Leland Whitty and Chester Hansen of BADBADNOTGOOD and JD. REID.

lovemesooner follows on from the record's three-song sampler and its forerunning EP, piupiupiu, produced by Saya Gray, musical director for WILLOW. and Daniel Caesar.

New Jersey-born Gerard Long, known previously as Hodgy Beats, was a founding member of rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA) alongside Tyler The Creator, Left Brain, Domo Genesis, Mike G and Syd Tha Kid. jerry was the first member of the group to release a solo record, The Dena Tape in 2009. In tandem with Left Brain, under the duo title MellowHype, the pair released four albums; YelloWhite, BlackenedWhite, Numbers and INSA.

Tracklist:

1. the letter i wanted to write you
2. i'll say it here
3. an obsessed woman
4. i became her
5. to you
6. when you willingly
7. showed your hand
8. i placed my brain inside it
9. kept my heart for myself
10. you chose to leave
11. facing the worst fears
12. known to man
13. care is given to show
14. us how fucked we are
15. time is measured
16. to tell us 2
17. move along
18. love me sooner