Adam Lambert’s new era is all about ‘freedom, hedonism and liberation’
Adam Lambert is inviting listeners to ‘own their urges and fantasies’ with his hedonistic new EP, Afters. Words by Sam Damshenas Photography by Brian Ziff “I’m having so much fun,” Adam Lambert says of his new EP, Afters, a collection of carnal, hedonistic dance anthems in which he encourages the listener to “own” their urges and fantasies.
Although Adam is widely hailed as one of the most trailblazing LGBTQIA+ artists of the 21st century (he memorably became the first out singer to debut atop the Billboard 200 and became the far-right’s nemesis after blessing the AMAs with their gayest performance ever), this EP is somehow the singer-songwriter at his most – as he says in ‘Lube’ – “homo”.
More lyrics incoming to support that statement: “Slip in the room, slip right into you / Gonna make you nut”. [Insert Megan Stalter saying, “We love gay!
And it’s awesome!” here.] “In the past, I might have been caught up in playing a game or trying to win in a certain way that caused me to go in different directions,” Adam tells GAY TIMES. “With this project I sat down and thought, ‘I want to do this for me.
