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Karl Wolf opens up about ‘2AM Vibes’ album, song selection (Includes interview)

Karl Wolf - Markos Papadatos
Karl Wolf - Markos Papadatos

2 AM is that sweet-spot hour when Wolf’s productions come alive when he feels most inspired. What Wolf enjoyed most during the making of 2AM Vibes was the amount of real-time feedback and engagement he was able to receive from fans on TikTok during the pandemic. In fact, the majority of the album’s collaborations feature up-and-coming musicians who Wolf had put on after they collaborated with him on the app. “The idea behind this album is that I get inspired late at night,” he said. “I’ve always made my music around that 2 AM time, that’s when I vibe.”

“First of all, the whole album was done during the pandemic,” he said. “From a production standpoint, I changed it up a little bit this time around. I love this ’80s feel to it. I went into my world and I figured out what sound I could do on my own and what I was vibing with such as anything EDM and dance coupled with some ’80s synths so that was cool.”

“Obviously, during the pandemic, the subject matters were connections and relationships. I infused that in a cryptic way,” Wolf said. “Every song touches on what is happening in our current situation with lockdowns and the pandemic.”

He listed “B4 This Lyf Is Up” and “Bloodline” as some of his favorite tracks on the new album. “I love playing ‘B4 This Lyf Is Up’ and vibing to it since it’s very optimistic and dreamy,” he said. “‘Bloodline’ connects to me from a Middle Eastern standpoint.”

“I love this album. I think it’s a little darker than I go usually but we are going through darker times,” he admitted. “There is definitely a story, and there is an underlying message in this whole collection and I hope people catch on to that.”

On the title of the current chapter of his life, Wolf said, “2AM Vibes.” “That’s pretty much the context of my life for the past 12 to 14 years of making music,” he said. “There is something that happens around that time that is pretty magical. Maybe it’s the fact that I am alone and isolated that makes me think about what I want to convey.”

Wolf is a Canadian musician raised in Dubai and based in Toronto. He has been a singer, songwriter, and producer since 2001, as part of the Canadian pop duo Sky.

In addition, Wolf recently teamed up with three-time Grammy Award winner Nelly and Jayson Dezuzio, renowned producer of the worldwide hit single “Thunder” by Imagine Dragons to create “Way Low,” which earned a glowing review from Digital Journal.

2AM Vibes is available for pre-order on digital service providers by clicking here. “This album was really coming from my soul,” he said. “Most of it comes from my heart and my mind. It has a message that is coming from me directly. It’s an extension of what I am feeling right now, and I am also trying to give some hope to a world that has no hope right now.”

To learn more about Karl Wolf, check out his official website, and follow him on Instagram and Twitter.

Markos Papadatos
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Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 20,000 original articles over the past 18 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 16-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.

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