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Canadian pop icon Carly Rae Jepsen has officially detailed the ambitious production framework behind her upcoming eighth studio album, Day and Night.
Releasing September 18 via Schoolboy and Interscope Records, the 24-track double LP splits into two distinct sonic palettes: 12 organic, 70s-inspired tracks representing the daytime, and 12 sleek, synth-driven dance-pop anthems crafted for the night.
The announcement marks Jepsen’s most comprehensive musical departure to date, bridging live organic arrangements with heavy electro-pop production.
Mapping the Sonic Divide: Organic Warmth Meets Midnight Synths
Engineered alongside longtime collaborators Tavish Crowe, Kyle Shearer, Nate Cyphert, and producer Cole M.G.N., the album structure captures a continuous loop where daytime energy dissolves directly into nocturnal club culture.
Rather than treating the double LP as a main record with bonus material, Jepsen built both halves as contrasting, fully realized sonic landscapes:
- The 'Day' Side (Organic & Psychedelic Pop): Anchored by live instrumentation, natural studio rooms, and warm, 100% human-performed arrangements. The 12 daytime tracks take heavy inspiration from 1970s psychedelic pop, featuring stripped-down guitars, vintage electric pianos, and unpolished vocal takes.
- The 'Night' Side (Sleek Dance-Pop): A shift into intense, electronic soundscapes. Utilizing analogue synthesizers, driving 4-on-the-floor kick patterns, and dense vocal layering, the nighttime tracks pivot back to the high-energy club anthems that defined EMOTION and Dedicated.
- Bridging the Transition: Lead single "On Wires" and follow-ups "After All", "Don't Leave Me on the Dance Floor", and "Motivation" serve as the sonic middle ground, demonstrating how live basslines and electronic synths intersect across the tracklist.
A Studio Philosophy Rooted in Freedom and Efficacy
In studio notes detailing the project's inception, Jepsen described the double-album framework as a deliberate effort to break out of single-genre limitations during the writing process.
"Day and Night captures that blurred, dreamlike sense of time where nights stretch into mornings and days dissolve into nights," Jepsen stated regarding the record's production ethos. "By giving the project two distinct halves, we allowed the live, organic songs to breathe in their own warm daylight, while letting the synth-pop side run completely wild after dark."
The double LP is set to make its live stage debut when Jepsen headlines NYC’s All Things Go Music Festival on September 27.
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