Kesha has spoken about her upcoming album ‘Gag Order’, saying that she shares “lots of ugly feelings” in it.

Due for launch Might 19, the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Excessive Highway’ sees the singer work with Rick Rubin on the “anti-pop” file.

“An artist doesn’t exist to make others comfortable. I imagine an artist provides voice, movement, color to the feelings all of us have. The great feelings, and the unmanageably fucking depressing ones,” Kesha stated when the album was introduced final month.

Up to now, two tracks from ‘Gag Order’ have been launched:  ‘Eat The Acid’ and ‘High-quality Line’.  Each songs allude to the singer’s public struggles together with her authorized battle with producer Dr Luke.

In a brand new interview with The Guardian Kesha defined that “with this album I really acquired to get actually intimate and expose the edges of myself that I’m not probably the most happy with”.

“Those that I wish to by no means speak about, that I by no means wish to share with the better public. Those which might be extra scary, and extra susceptible, and extra insecure. I share lots of ugly feelings on this album,” she continued.

Kesha went on to say that firstly of the recording course of she would stroll into the studio and “for about two hours I might cry” whereas Rubin would simply “create area”.

“He by no means as soon as requested me to cease crying, or to get it collectively. It simply took me a minute to place a voice to those actually disagreeable, embarrassing feelings. I don’t wish to be seen as weak, or fucked up, or sad, as a result of general in my life … I’ve all of the feelings,” Kesha stated.

“Generally I’m extremely comfortable, after which generally I’ve panic assaults. That’s the reality. I’ve been so sick of pretending all the things is all good.”

She went on to say how she “was doing a disservice to the entire of my being”, by pretending all the things was okay. “As the girl who wrote ‘Tik Tok’ and ‘The Get together Don’t Begin Till I Stroll in’, I didn’t suppose anybody wanted or needed that facet of my psyche,” Kesha added.

“The entire level of this album is: ‘Some issues aren’t OK, and I’ve been by way of some stuff that’s not OK’.”

‘Gag Order’ is about to be launched by RCA Data and Dr. Luke’s Kemosabe Data.

In 2014, Kesha filed a lawsuit towards Dr Luke accusing him of bodily, sexual, and emotional abuse. He has denied all allegations and counter-sued Kesha for defamation and breach of contract. The trial date for the case has been scheduled for July 26.

“I’m at all times cognisant of the continuing litigation even once I’m simply telling the reality about how I’m feeling. Therefore the title of the album,” stated Kesha.