Have we reached peak Open Mike Eagle? Open Mike Eagle seems to think so. The Los Angeles underground rap veteran has just shared a new song called “Relatable (peak OME),” the first taste of his upcoming project What Happens When I Try to Relax. It’s his first release since last year’s cerebral, emotional concept album Brick Body Kids Still Daydream, one of the very best rap albums of 2017.

“When I get nervous, say something relatable/ I’m hella relatable,” Open Mike Eagle raps on “Relatable (peak OME).” “It’s too complicated for a quick explanation,” he explains in a statement. “It’s about a lot of things. It’s about expectations of form, anxiety, middle age and middle class. and that’s just the parts I know how to put into words a couple months after writing it.”

What Happens When I Try to Relax isn’t the only project that Open Mike Eagle has coming up. The New Negroes, a stand-up and musical variety show with comedian Baron Vaughn based on their live comedy show of the same name, will air its first season on Comedy Central next year. Prepare yourself for that by listening to “Relatable (peak OME)” below.

TOUR DATES:

09/27 Washington, DC @ Songbyrd Music House

09/28 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts

10/05 Los Angeles, CA @ Adult Swim Festival

10/19 Den Haag, Netherlands @ Paard

10/20 Darmstadt, Germany @ Oetinger Villa

10/21 Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique

10/22 Berlin, Germany @ Kantine Am Berghain

10/23 Prague, Czech Republic @ Stings of Autumn Festival

10/24 Warszawa, Poland @ Smolna 38

10/25 Barcelona, Spain @ Arrte

10/26 Paris, France @ Centre Culturel Hip Hop

11/05 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile

11/06 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre

11/08 Oakland, CA @ Starline Social Club

11/12 Tustin, CA @ Marty’s On Newport

11/13 Tempe, AZ @ Coca-Cola Sun Deck at Sun Devil Stadium

11/16 Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room & Garage

11/17 Houston, TX @ The Bronze Peacock at House of Blues Houston

11/18 Dallas, TX @ Dada DaLLAS

11/23 Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar

What Happens When I Try to Relax doesn’t have a release date yet, but it’s on its way.