Awake is the second studio album by American DJ Illenium, released via Seeking Blue/Kasaya Records on September 21, 2017.[1]
Background
Consisting of 13 songs, the album includes five previously released singles titled "Fractures", "Feel Good", "Sound of Walking Away", "Crawl Outta Love" and "Leaving".[2] Illenium played the 12th track "Beautiful Creatures" at the Hakkasan Nightclub.[3] He also announced the Awake tour, in which he would perform in November and December.[4] He announced the release date of the album on August 8, 2017, in one of his internet online fan communities one day after releasing the final single from the album.[5] He posted with the caption "Album release getting ANNOUNCED with crawl Monday. Pre order avail next week."[6][7] Illenium spoke about the album's comparison to his previous one, he said "A lot of strong vocals and melodies but more recorded elements than Ashes. The new album is a split between vocal stuff and chill instrumental tracks."[8] Illenium released the fifth single "Leaving" on September 15, 2017.[9]