S.T.S (an abbreviation of Survive The Summer) is the upcoming second extended play (EP) by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea.
It is expected to be released on August 3, 2018 through Island Records. The pre-order was made available on July 6, 2018 along with the arrival of the lead single “Kream” (feat. Tyga) and the first promotional single entitled “Tokyo Snow Trip”.
Developed as a "visual extended play", Azalea’s songs will be accompanied by non-linear short films that will illustrate the musical concepts conceived during production.
Works began in mid-2017 after the album Digital Distortion was scrapped.
Background
On September 2, 2017, after the cancellation of Digital Distortion, Iggy Azalea posted a mysterious snippet of "Surviving the Summer" on Twitter with the hashtag "#STS". [1]
On November 7, 2017, Iggy Azalea announced that her new album is called "Surviving the Summer".[2]
On November 8, 2017, Iggy Azalea explained that she's switched labels and started a new album called "STS" which is an abbreviation for "Surviving the Summer". [3]
On December 9, 2017, Iggy Azalea announced that she prefers the Surviving the Summer album over her failed Digital Distortion project.[4]
On December 10, 2017, Iggy Azalea posted two new snippets of a song from Surviving the Summer,[5] [6]
On December 18, 2017, Iggy Azalea announced that she'll be re-using "Savior", a fan-favorite track from her previous cancelled album, Digital Distortion.[7]
On December 21, 2017, Forbes mentioned "Surviving the Summer" as one of the most anticipated albums of 2018.[8]
On December 24, 2017, Iggy Azalea shared that the album cover will feature only three letters, "STS", which is the abbreviation used widely on Twitter.[9]
On April 27, 2018, Iggy announced Surviving The Summer would be a visual EP instead of an album and that her official second studio album will be coming later this year after the EP.
Songs
Tracklist
2.*"Tokyo Snow Trip" 3.*"KREAM" (feat. Tyga)
- "Survive The Summer"
- "O.M.G" (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
- "Hey Iggy"
- "Kawasaki"
Cut tracks
- "Savior" (feat. Quavo) [originally released as a lead single,but later removed from the tracklist and turned into a buzz single]
- "God & Loving You" (removed from the tracklist, Azalea explained that the song didn’t match the vibe of the project and instead will be re-used for her second studio album)
Scrapped tracks
- "Love Don’t Fail Me Now" (feat. Jeremih)
- "Diablo"
- "NO"
- "Like You Mean It"
- "Bad Things"